When Thick Bay amidst Drifting

#af8d83 RGB(175,141,131)

About this color

When Thick Bay amidst Drifting occupies the medium, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #af8d83 — RGB(175, 141, 131).

#af8d83RGB(175, 141, 131)

HSL 14° · 22% saturation · 60% 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 Thick Bay amidst Drifting
HEX
#af8d83
RGB
rgb(175,141,131)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,55.3%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(14,22%,60%)
HSV
hsv(14,25%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,19,25,31)
LAB
lab(61,11,10)
LCH
lch(61,15,42)
sRGB
(0.686,0.553,0.514)
HEX8
#af8d83ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175141131

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
22%
Hue
14°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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