Forbearing Bluff atop Clearing

#dc5c3c RGB(220,92,60)

About this color

Forbearing Bluff atop Clearing is rendered by screens as RGB(220, 92, 60) — a medium, vivid red hue.

#dc5c3cRGB(220, 92, 60)

HSL 12° · 70% saturation · 55% 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

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 formats

Name
Forbearing Bluff atop Clearing
HEX
#dc5c3c
RGB
rgb(220,92,60)
RGB%
rgb(86.3%,36.1%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(12,70%,55%)
HSV
hsv(12,73%,86%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,58,73,14)
LAB
lab(55,48,43)
LCH
lch(55,64,42)
sRGB
(0.863,0.361,0.235)
HEX8
#dc5c3cff
CSS Name
Decimal
220092060

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
70%
Hue
12°
Chroma
64
Temperature
WarmCool
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