The Tawny Border from Growing

#c8260b RGB(200,38,11)

About this color

The Tawny Border from Growing is a intense, medium-dark red tone, fixed at #c8260b in the RGB color space.

#c8260bRGB(200, 38, 11)

HSL 9° · 90% saturation · 41% lightness

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Psychology

At this lightness red is direct: it triggers alertness, signals importance, and holds the eye.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark red is comfortable 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

For palette building, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Tawny Border from Growing
HEX
#c8260b
RGB
rgb(200,38,11)
RGB%
rgb(78.4%,14.9%,4.3%)
HSL
hsl(9,90%,41%)
HSV
hsv(9,95%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,81,95,22)
LAB
lab(44,61,53)
LCH
lch(44,81,41)
sRGB
(0.784,0.149,0.043)
HEX8
#c8260bff
CSS Name
Decimal
200038011

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
90%
Hue
Chroma
81
Temperature
WarmCool
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