The Bay upon Homespun Balancing

#bf454d RGB(191,69,77)

About this color

The Bay upon Homespun Balancing presents itself as a medium, moderate red shade, sitting at #bf454d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#bf454dRGB(191, 69, 77)

HSL 356° · 49% saturation · 51% 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 formats

Name
The Bay upon Homespun Balancing
HEX
#bf454d
RGB
rgb(191,69,77)
RGB%
rgb(74.9%,27.1%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(356,49%,51%)
HSV
hsv(356,64%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,64,60,25)
LAB
lab(47,49,22)
LCH
lch(47,54,24)
sRGB
(0.749,0.271,0.302)
HEX8
#bf454dff
CSS Name
Decimal
191069077

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
49%
Hue
356°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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