The Crystalline Aurora until Suffusing

#e3b8ab RGB(227,184,171)

About this color

The Crystalline Aurora until Suffusing occupies the light, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #e3b8ab — RGB(227, 184, 171).

#e3b8abRGB(227, 184, 171)

HSL 14° · 50% saturation · 78% lightness

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Psychology

Lighter reds lean playful and energetic, evoking warmth, appetite and optimism.

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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

In design practice, this light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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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
The Crystalline Aurora until Suffusing
HEX
#e3b8ab
RGB
rgb(227,184,171)
RGB%
rgb(89%,72.2%,67.1%)
HSL
hsl(14,50%,78%)
HSV
hsv(14,25%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,19,25,11)
LAB
lab(78,14,12)
LCH
lch(78,18,41)
sRGB
(0.89,0.722,0.671)
HEX8
#e3b8abff
CSS Name
Decimal
227184171

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Color info

Lightness
78%
Saturation
50%
Hue
14°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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