Toasted Brook after Pressing

#a2604c RGB(162,96,76)

About this color

Toasted Brook after Pressing is rendered by screens as RGB(162, 96, 76) — a medium-dark, moderate red hue.

#a2604cRGB(162, 96, 76)

HSL 14° · 36% saturation · 47% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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
Toasted Brook after Pressing
HEX
#a2604c
RGB
rgb(162,96,76)
RGB%
rgb(63.5%,37.6%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(14,36%,47%)
HSV
hsv(14,53%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,41,53,36)
LAB
lab(48,25,23)
LCH
lch(48,34,43)
sRGB
(0.635,0.376,0.298)
HEX8
#a2604cff
CSS Name
Decimal
162096076

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
36%
Hue
14°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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