The Temperate Brook Around Waiting

#c85a70 RGB(200,90,112)

About this color

The Temperate Brook Around Waiting presents itself as a medium, vivid red shade, sitting at #c85a70 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#c85a70RGB(200, 90, 112)

HSL 348° · 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

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 Temperate Brook Around Waiting
HEX
#c85a70
RGB
rgb(200,90,112)
RGB%
rgb(78.4%,35.3%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(348,50%,57%)
HSV
hsv(348,55%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,55,44,22)
LAB
lab(53,46,9)
LCH
lch(53,47,11)
sRGB
(0.784,0.353,0.439)
HEX8
#c85a70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
200090112

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
50%
Hue
348°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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