The Bay down Plain Lining

#a06a6d RGB(160,106,109)

About this color

The Bay down Plain Lining presents itself as a medium, muted red shade, sitting at #a06a6d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a06a6dRGB(160, 106, 109)

HSL 357° · 22% saturation · 52% 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

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

At medium lightness, this red is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
The Bay down Plain Lining
HEX
#a06a6d
RGB
rgb(160,106,109)
RGB%
rgb(62.7%,41.6%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(357,22%,52%)
HSV
hsv(357,34%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,34,32,37)
LAB
lab(51,22,7)
LCH
lch(51,23,18)
sRGB
(0.627,0.416,0.427)
HEX8
#a06a6dff
CSS Name
Decimal
160106109

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
22%
Hue
357°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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