What Forthcoming Brook within Knotting

#bc4634 RGB(188,70,52)

About this color

What Forthcoming Brook within Knotting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #bc4634 — RGB(188, 70, 52).

#bc4634RGB(188, 70, 52)

HSL 8° · 57% saturation · 47% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Forthcoming Brook within Knotting
HEX
#bc4634
RGB
rgb(188,70,52)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,27.5%,20.4%)
HSL
hsl(8,57%,47%)
HSV
hsv(8,72%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,63,72,26)
LAB
lab(46,46,36)
LCH
lch(46,58,38)
sRGB
(0.737,0.275,0.204)
HEX8
#bc4634ff
CSS Name
Decimal
188070052

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
57%
Hue
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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