The Brook without Nuanced Buffering

#db766d RGB(219,118,109)

About this color

The Brook without Nuanced Buffering presents itself as a medium, vivid red shade, sitting at #db766d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#db766dRGB(219, 118, 109)

HSL 5° · 60% saturation · 64% 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 Brook without Nuanced Buffering
HEX
#db766d
RGB
rgb(219,118,109)
RGB%
rgb(85.9%,46.3%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(5,60%,64%)
HSV
hsv(5,50%,86%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,46,50,14)
LAB
lab(61,38,23)
LCH
lch(61,44,31)
sRGB
(0.859,0.463,0.427)
HEX8
#db766dff
CSS Name
Decimal
219118109

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
60%
Hue
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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