What Temperate Bluff from Reaching

#bc8e84 RGB(188,142,132)

About this color

What Temperate Bluff from Reaching presents itself as a medium, moderate red shade, sitting at #bc8e84 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#bc8e84RGB(188, 142, 132)

HSL 11° · 29% saturation · 63% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Temperate Bluff from Reaching
HEX
#bc8e84
RGB
rgb(188,142,132)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,55.7%,51.8%)
HSL
hsl(11,29%,63%)
HSV
hsv(11,30%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,24,30,26)
LAB
lab(63,16,12)
LCH
lch(63,20,37)
sRGB
(0.737,0.557,0.518)
HEX8
#bc8e84ff
CSS Name
Decimal
188142132

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
29%
Hue
11°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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