The Venerable Brook out Knotting

#c85a5b RGB(200,90,91)

About this color

The Venerable Brook out Knotting occupies the medium, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c85a5b — RGB(200, 90, 91).

#c85a5bRGB(200, 90, 91)

HSL 359° · 50% 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
The Venerable Brook out Knotting
HEX
#c85a5b
RGB
rgb(200,90,91)
RGB%
rgb(78.4%,35.3%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(359,50%,57%)
HSV
hsv(359,55%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,55,54,22)
LAB
lab(52,44,21)
LCH
lch(52,49,26)
sRGB
(0.784,0.353,0.357)
HEX8
#c85a5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
200090091

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
50%
Hue
359°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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