When Contemplative Bluff until Damming

#a4766e RGB(164,118,110)

About this color

When Contemplative Bluff until Damming is rendered by screens as RGB(164, 118, 110) — a medium, muted red hue.

#a4766eRGB(164, 118, 110)

HSL 9° · 23% saturation · 54% 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 formats

Name
When Contemplative Bluff until Damming
HEX
#a4766e
RGB
rgb(164,118,110)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,46.3%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(9,23%,54%)
HSV
hsv(9,33%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,28,33,36)
LAB
lab(54,17,12)
LCH
lch(54,21,35)
sRGB
(0.643,0.463,0.431)
HEX8
#a4766eff
CSS Name
Decimal
164118110

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
23%
Hue
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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