When the Earthen Bog upon Weaving

#b99298 RGB(185,146,152)

About this color

When the Earthen Bog upon Weaving presents itself as a light, muted red shade, sitting at #b99298 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#b99298RGB(185, 146, 152)

HSL 351° · 22% 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

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 formats

Name
When the Earthen Bog upon Weaving
HEX
#b99298
RGB
rgb(185,146,152)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,57.3%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(351,22%,65%)
HSV
hsv(351,21%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,21,18,27)
LAB
lab(64,16,2)
LCH
lch(64,16,7)
sRGB
(0.725,0.573,0.596)
HEX8
#b99298ff
CSS Name
Decimal
185146152

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
22%
Hue
351°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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