When Distant Canyon atop Spinning

#a56e6e RGB(165,110,110)

About this color

When Distant Canyon atop Spinning occupies the medium, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a56e6e — RGB(165, 110, 110).

#a56e6eRGB(165, 110, 110)

HSL 0° · 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Distant Canyon atop Spinning
HEX
#a56e6e
RGB
rgb(165,110,110)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,43.1%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(0,23%,54%)
HSV
hsv(0,33%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,33,33,35)
LAB
lab(52,22,9)
LCH
lch(52,24,22)
sRGB
(0.647,0.431,0.431)
HEX8
#a56e6eff
CSS Name
Decimal
165110110

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
23%
Hue
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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