Cardinal Color
| Color Name: | Cardinal |
| Hex Color Code: | #C41E3A |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(196, 30, 58) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 84.7%, 70.4%, 23.1% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Red |
The cardinal color takes its name from the robes worn by Catholic Cardinals. Color is also called as Cardinal Red.
What color is Cardinal?
Cardinal color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Cardinal is #C41E3A, and the RGB color code is RGB(196, 30, 58).
In the RGB color model, Cardinal has a red value of 196, a green value of 30, and a blue value of 58. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 84.7% magenta, 70.4% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 349.9° (degrees), 73.5 % saturation, and 44.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Cardinal has a hue of 349.9° (degrees), 84.7 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.
Cardinal is cool or warm?
The color Cardinal is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Cardinal?
Cardinal has an LRV of nearly 13. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Cardinal color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(196, 30, 58)
Red
196 (76.9%)
Green
30 (11.8%)
Blue
58 (22.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
84.69%
Yellow
70.41%
Key
23.14%
HSL
HSL(349.88deg, 73.5 %, 44.3 %)
Hue
349.88°
Saturation
73.45 %.
Lightness
44.31 %.
RYB
RYB(186, 63, 73)
Red
186 (72.9%)
Yellow
63 (24.9%)
Blue
73 (28.8%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
349.88°
Saturation
84.69 %.
Brightness / Value
76.86 %.
HWB
H: 349.88°
W: 11.76 %
B: 23.14 %
XYZ
X : 23.99
Y : 12.97
Z : 5.24
YXY
Y1 : 12.97
X : 0.57
Y2 : 0.31
CMY
C : 23.14%
M : 88.24%
Y : 77.25%
LRV
~ 13 %
Munsell Color System
5R 4.0/14
CIE-Lab
L : 42.72
A : 62.9
B : 28.48
CIE-Lch
L : 42.72
C : 69.05
H : 24.36
CIE-Luv
L : 42.72
U : 117.64
V : 16.62
Hunter-Lab
L : 36.01
A : 55.9
B : 16.58
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Cardinal
Here are the colors similar to Cardinal . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Cardinal
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Cardinal . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Behr
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Color Combinations
View more Cardinal - #C41E3A color palettes and coordinating colors
3F0A13
6C1020
98172D
C41E3A
E03552
E76178
EE8D9E
Monochromatic Color Palette
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
A81EC4
C41E8D
C41E3A
C4551E
C4A81E
Analogous Color Palette
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
C41E3A
3AC41E
1E3AC4
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
C41E3A
8DC41E
1EC4A8
551EC4
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
C41E3A
CA344E
D04B61
D66275
DC7889
E28E9C
E7A5B0
EDBCC4
F3D2D8
F9E8EB
FFFFFF
C41E3A
B01B34
9D182E
891529
761223
620F1D
4E0C17
3B0911
27060C
140306
000000
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