What the Rustic Brook Since Kindling

#b2321f RGB(178,50,31)

About this color

What the Rustic Brook Since Kindling is rendered by screens as RGB(178, 50, 31) — a medium-dark, vivid red hue.

#b2321fRGB(178, 50, 31)

HSL 8° · 70% saturation · 41% 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 Rustic Brook Since Kindling
HEX
#b2321f
RGB
rgb(178,50,31)
RGB%
rgb(69.8%,19.6%,12.2%)
HSL
hsl(8,70%,41%)
HSV
hsv(8,83%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,72,83,30)
LAB
lab(41,51,41)
LCH
lch(41,65,39)
sRGB
(0.698,0.196,0.122)
HEX8
#b2321fff
CSS Name
Decimal
178050031

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
70%
Hue
Chroma
65
Temperature
WarmCool
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