When Practical Bluff above Grounding

#ba6c5e RGB(186,108,94)

About this color

When Practical Bluff above Grounding is rendered by screens as RGB(186, 108, 94) — a medium, moderate red hue.

#ba6c5eRGB(186, 108, 94)

HSL 9° · 40% saturation · 55% 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

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Practical Bluff above Grounding
HEX
#ba6c5e
RGB
rgb(186,108,94)
RGB%
rgb(72.9%,42.4%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(9,40%,55%)
HSV
hsv(9,49%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,42,49,27)
LAB
lab(54,30,21)
LCH
lch(54,37,35)
sRGB
(0.729,0.424,0.369)
HEX8
#ba6c5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
186108094

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
40%
Hue
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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