Drifting Beam despite Blanching

#baa8a6 RGB(186,168,166)

About this color

Drifting Beam despite Blanching occupies the light, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #baa8a6 — RGB(186, 168, 166).

#baa8a6RGB(186, 168, 166)

HSL 6° · 13% saturation · 69% lightness

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Psychology

Lighter reds lean playful and energetic, evoking warmth, appetite and optimism.

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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

In design practice, this light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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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
Drifting Beam despite Blanching
HEX
#baa8a6
RGB
rgb(186,168,166)
RGB%
rgb(72.9%,65.9%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(6,13%,69%)
HSV
hsv(6,11%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,10,11,27)
LAB
lab(70,6,3)
LCH
lch(70,7,27)
sRGB
(0.729,0.659,0.651)
HEX8
#baa8a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
186168166

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Color info

Lightness
69%
Saturation
13%
Hue
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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