Antique Brass (#CD9575)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.58:1 — vs black: 8.15:1

Color values

HEX #CD9575
RGB rgb(205, 149, 117)
HSL hsl(21, 46%, 63%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 27, 43, 20 )
Websafe #CC9966

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CD9575 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#75ADCD

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#CD7581

#CDC175

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#75CD95

#9575CD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#75CDC1

#7581CD

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#81CD75

#75ADCD

#C175CD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Antique Brass
#CD9575 Base

#7C4A2D

#B46B41

#C27E57

#D8AC93

#E1C0AD

#F6EBE5

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Antique Brass, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #130B07

— #3E2517

— #6A3F26

— #955936

— #BD7449

Antique Brass #CD9575 Base

— #D6A78D

— #DEBAA5

— #E7CCBD

— #F0DED4

— #F8F1EC

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CD9575. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CD9575;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CD9575;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CD9575;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CD9575,
        #75ADCD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CD9575,
        #75ADCD
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$antique-brass: #CD9575;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$antique-brass-r: 205;
$antique-brass-g: 149;
$antique-brass-b: 117;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $antique-brass;
    color: rgba($antique-brass-r, $antique-brass-g, $antique-brass-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Antique Brass appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CD9575 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A8A873 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #9C9C75 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #CF9191 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A1A1A1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Antique Brass ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Antique Brass #CD9575 Base

Pale Copper #DA8A67 ΔE 5.28

Pale Taupe #BC987E ΔE 5.31

Raw Sienna #D68A59 ΔE 5.70

Tumbleweed #DEAA88 ΔE 5.86

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.