Soft Brook before Ripening

#af455c RGB(175,69,92)

About this color

Soft Brook before Ripening reads as medium-dark and moderate — a red tone recorded at #af455c, RGB(175, 69, 92).

#af455cRGB(175, 69, 92)

HSL 347° · 43% saturation · 48% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Soft Brook before Ripening
HEX
#af455c
RGB
rgb(175,69,92)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,27.1%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(347,43%,48%)
HSV
hsv(347,61%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,61,47,31)
LAB
lab(44,45,9)
LCH
lch(44,46,11)
sRGB
(0.686,0.271,0.361)
HEX8
#af455cff
CSS Name
Decimal
175069092

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
43%
Hue
347°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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