When Brooding Cairn through Searing

#4c2a23 RGB(76,42,35)

About this color

When Brooding Cairn through Searing is a moderate, dark red tone, fixed at #4c2a23 in the RGB color space.

#4c2a23RGB(76, 42, 35)

HSL 10° · 37% saturation · 22% lightness

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Psychology

In its darker registers red becomes serious: ambition, gravitas, and a certain controlled intensity.

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History

Red ochre is among the oldest pigments used by humans — found in cave paintings dating back over 70,000 years, suggesting an early and enduring fascination with this hue.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Brooding Cairn through Searing
HEX
#4c2a23
RGB
rgb(76,42,35)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,16.5%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(10,37%,22%)
HSV
hsv(10,54%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,45,54,70)
LAB
lab(21,15,11)
LCH
lch(21,19,36)
sRGB
(0.298,0.165,0.137)
HEX8
#4c2a23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076042035

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
37%
Hue
10°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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