What the Devoted Cape amid Calming

#b09b9f RGB(176,155,159)

About this color

What the Devoted Cape amid Calming occupies the light, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b09b9f — RGB(176, 155, 159).

#b09b9fRGB(176, 155, 159)

HSL 349° · 12% saturation · 65% 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
What the Devoted Cape amid Calming
HEX
#b09b9f
RGB
rgb(176,155,159)
RGB%
rgb(69%,60.8%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(349,12%,65%)
HSV
hsv(349,12%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,10,31)
LAB
lab(66,8,1)
LCH
lch(66,8,7)
sRGB
(0.69,0.608,0.624)
HEX8
#b09b9fff
CSS Name
Decimal
176155159

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
12%
Hue
349°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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