The Layered Basin within the Keeping

#8f5f55 RGB(143,95,85)

About this color

The Layered Basin within the Keeping is rendered by screens as RGB(143, 95, 85) — a medium-dark, moderate red hue.

#8f5f55RGB(143, 95, 85)

HSL 10° · 25% saturation · 45% lightness

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Psychology

Red at medium lightness is perhaps the most attention-commanding hue in the spectrum — associated with urgency, passion, and confidence.

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History

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this red with navy for classic contrast, with gold for a rich celebratory feel, or with soft pink and dusty rose for tonal warmth.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Layered Basin within the Keeping
HEX
#8f5f55
RGB
rgb(143,95,85)
RGB%
rgb(56.1%,37.3%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(10,25%,45%)
HSV
hsv(10,41%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,34,41,44)
LAB
lab(45,18,14)
LCH
lch(45,23,38)
sRGB
(0.561,0.373,0.333)
HEX8
#8f5f55ff
CSS Name
Decimal
143095085

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
25%
Hue
10°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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