The Bay upon Balanced Aging

#ed3612 RGB(237,54,18)

About this color

The Bay upon Balanced Aging reads as medium and intense — a red tone recorded at #ed3612, RGB(237, 54, 18).

#ed3612RGB(237, 54, 18)

HSL 10° · 86% saturation · 50% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Bay upon Balanced Aging
HEX
#ed3612
RGB
rgb(237,54,18)
RGB%
rgb(92.9%,21.2%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(10,86%,50%)
HSV
hsv(10,92%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,77,92,7)
LAB
lab(53,67,60)
LCH
lch(53,90,42)
sRGB
(0.929,0.212,0.071)
HEX8
#ed3612ff
CSS Name
Decimal
237054018

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
86%
Hue
10°
Chroma
90
Temperature
WarmCool
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