The Bay despite Rustic Seeding

#e16852 RGB(225,104,82)

About this color

The Bay despite Rustic Seeding is a vivid, medium red tone, fixed at #e16852 in the RGB color space.

#e16852RGB(225, 104, 82)

HSL 9° · 70% saturation · 60% 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 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 formats

Name
The Bay despite Rustic Seeding
HEX
#e16852
RGB
rgb(225,104,82)
RGB%
rgb(88.2%,40.8%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(9,70%,60%)
HSV
hsv(9,64%,88%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,54,64,12)
LAB
lab(59,46,35)
LCH
lch(59,58,37)
sRGB
(0.882,0.408,0.322)
HEX8
#e16852ff
CSS Name
Decimal
225104082

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
70%
Hue
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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