What Lean Brook among Knitting

#bc6774 RGB(188,103,116)

About this color

What Lean Brook among Knitting occupies the medium, moderate end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #bc6774 — RGB(188, 103, 116).

#bc6774RGB(188, 103, 116)

HSL 351° · 39% saturation · 57% 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 Lean Brook among Knitting
HEX
#bc6774
RGB
rgb(188,103,116)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,40.4%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(351,39%,57%)
HSV
hsv(351,45%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,45,38,26)
LAB
lab(54,35,8)
LCH
lch(54,36,13)
sRGB
(0.737,0.404,0.455)
HEX8
#bc6774ff
CSS Name
Decimal
188103116

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
39%
Hue
351°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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