KU Crimson School Color

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Color Name

KU Crimson

Hex Color Code

#E8000D

RGB Color Code

RGB(232, 0, 13)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 100.0%, 94.4%, 9.0%

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#E8000D KU Crimson Other School - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

The University of Kansas is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas. Crimson and Blue are the official brand colors of Kansas University.

What color is KU Crimson?

KU Crimson color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for KU Crimson is #E8000D, and the RGB color code is RGB(232, 0, 13).

In the RGB color model, KU Crimson has a red value of 232, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 13. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 94.4% yellow, and 9.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 356.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 45.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, KU Crimson has a hue of 356.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 91.0 % brightness/value.

KU Crimson is cool or warm?

The color KU Crimson is a warm color.

What is the LRV of KU Crimson? (For interior and product design)

KU Crimson has an LRV of nearly 17.2. By LRV value, it is a medium 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.

Dark Color

KU Crimson

LRV 17.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 17.2 of KU Crimson with dark and light color

Is KU Crimson Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color KU Crimson meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

KU Crimson (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #E8000D

Hex triplet: #E8000D
Red: E8
Green: 00
Blue: 0D

RGBA / RGB rgb(232, 0, 13)

Red: 232 (91.0%)
Green: 0 (0.0%)
Blue: 13 (5.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 94.40%
Key: 9.02%

HSL hsl(356.64deg, 100.0 %, 45.5 %)

Hue: 356.64°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 45.49 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 356.64°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 90.98 %

RYB ryb(246, 22, 29)

Red: 246 (96.3%)
Yellow: 22 (8.6%)
Blue: 29 (11.2%)

HWB

Hue: 356.64°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 9.02 %

CMY

Cyan: 9.02%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 94.90%

XYZ

X: 33.35
Y: 17.18
Z: 1.94

YXY

Y1: 17.18
X: 0.64
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 48.49
A: 74.68
B: 58.96

CIE-Lch

L: 48.49
C: 95.15
H: 38.29

CIE-Luv

L: 48.49
U: 158.5
V: 33.11

Hunter-Lab

L: 41.45
A: 71.06
B: 26.24

Other

LRV: ~ 17.2 %
Munsell Color System: 7.1R 4.7/20.5

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to KU Crimson (Other - School)

These are the named colors closest to KU Crimson (Other - School), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#E62020 Color Lust

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#ED1B24 Color Pigment Red (CMYK Red)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#D92121 Color Maximum Red

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#E30022 Color Cadmium Red

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

KU Crimson similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of KU Crimson to Pantone PMS

#E10600 Color PANTONE 2347 C

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#DA291C Color PANTONE 485 C

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#E63422 Color PANTONE 3556 C

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#D6001C Color PANTONE 2035 C

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

British Standard 4800

KU Crimson similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of KU Crimson to British Standard 4800

#DC1E04 Color BS 04-E-51 - Salmon Red (Lobster)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#FF0000 Color BS 04-E-55 - Red

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#FF1801 Color BS 04-E-53 - Carnival Red (Poppy)

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

Pantone TCX

KU Crimson similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of KU Crimson to Pantone TCX

#DA321C Color PANTONE 18-1561 TCX - Orange.com

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#D73D26 Color PANTONE 18-1445 TCX - Spicy Orange

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#DD4124 Color PANTONE 17-1463 TCX - Tangerine Tango

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#EB3C27 Color PANTONE 17-1563 TCX - Cherry Tomato

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

RAL Classic

KU Crimson similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of KU Crimson to RAL Classic

#CC2C24 Color RAL 3028 - Pure Red

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#FF2A1B Color RAL 3026 - Luminous Bright Red

93.47% match | ΔE 6.53

#FF2D21 Color RAL 3024 - Luminous Red

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#BF3922 Color RAL 2002 - Vermilion

92.89% match | ΔE 7.11

RAL Design

KU Crimson similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of KU Crimson to RAL Design

#D1462C Color RAL 040 50 70 - Pompeii Red

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

#CA4E33 Color RAL 040 50 60 - Fox Red

92.63% match | ΔE 7.37

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#E8000D Color KU Crimson

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#E60012 Color Nintendo Red

99.15% match | ΔE 0.85

#E50914 Color Netflix Red

99.02% match | ΔE 0.98

#EB001B Color Mastercard Red

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#EB0A1E Color Toyota Red

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

Paint similar to KU Crimson (Other - School)

These are the real paint colors closest to KU Crimson (Other - School) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from KU Crimson once it is on a wall.

Valspar

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of KU Crimson to Valspar

#D63D2B Color Scarlet Sun (1011-1)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#C33D25 Color Steelhead Redd (8001-14G)

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#C23B22 Color Steelhead Redd (V007-3)

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

#D03739 Color Red Bliss (1010-1)

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

Benjamin Moore

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of KU Crimson to Benjamin Moore

#D7402B Color Tomato Red (2010-10)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#D33B2B Color Redstone (2009-10)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#E0412B Color Orange (2011-10)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#E04227 Color Tawny Day Lily (2012-10)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Behr

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of KU Crimson to Behr

#D04838 Color Top Tomato (P180-7)

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

#C93F38 Color 100 Mph (P170-7)

92.30% match | ΔE 7.70

#DA5736 Color Inferno (P190-7)

91.32% match | ΔE 8.68

#CF4944 Color Race Car Stripe (P170-6)

90.92% match | ΔE 9.08

Dunn-Edwards

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of KU Crimson to Dunn-Edwards

#CE4E35 Color Bonfire Flame (DEA 109)

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

#D63D3B Color Red Power (DEA 108)

92.71% match | ΔE 7.29

#EB5030 Color Burning Tomato (DEA 111)

91.73% match | ΔE 8.27

#CB3D3C Color Heart Throb (DET 412)

91.46% match | ΔE 8.54

Sherwin Williams

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of KU Crimson to Sherwin Williams

#C04D35 Color Cayenne (SW 6881)

91.64% match | ΔE 8.36

#C33A36 Color Stop (SW 6869)

91.40% match | ΔE 8.60

#D7552A Color Obstinate Orange (SW 6884)

91.13% match | ΔE 8.87

#C35530 Color Raucous Orange (SW 6883)

90.46% match | ΔE 9.54

PPG Paints

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of KU Crimson to PPG Paints

#C9543A Color Cinnamon Stone (PPG1193-7)

91.48% match | ΔE 8.52

#BC5339 Color Orange Vermillion (PPG1194-7)

90.32% match | ΔE 9.68

#D1584C Color Wet Coral (PPG1189-6)

89.55% match | ΔE 10.45

#BF5B3C Color Tabasco (PPG1192-7)

89.22% match | ΔE 10.78

Farrow & Ball

KU Crimson similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of KU Crimson to Farrow & Ball

#CF5E3E Color Charlotte's Locks (268)

89.70% match | ΔE 10.30

#C35A4A Color Copenhagen Roof (9816)

89.03% match | ΔE 10.97

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

88.35% match | ΔE 11.65

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

87.76% match | ΔE 12.24

Color Combinations

View more KU Crimson - #E8000D color palettes and coordinating colors

4F0004

820007

B5000A

E8000D

FF1C29

FF4F59

FF8289

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.

DB00E8

E80081

E8000D

E86700

E8DB00

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.

E8000D

0DE800

000DE8

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

E8000D

81E800

00E8DB

6700E8

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

E8000D

EA1925

EC333D

EE4C55

F1666D

F37F86

F5999E

F8B2B6

FACCCE

FCE5E6

FFFFFF

KU Crimson - #E8000D Tints

E8000D

D0000B

B9000A

A20009

8B0007

740006

5C0005

450003

2E0002

170001

000000

KU Crimson - #E8000D Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#E8000D

KU Crimson

#00E8DB

Bright Turquoise*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of KU Crimson - #E8000D?

Color that best contrast with KU Crimson - #E8000D is #00E8DB, color name is Bright Turquoise*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.