The Abiding Bay circa the Hedging

#ee4615 RGB(238,70,21)

About this color

The Abiding Bay circa the Hedging is rendered by screens as RGB(238, 70, 21) — a medium, intense red hue.

#ee4615RGB(238, 70, 21)

HSL 14° · 86% saturation · 51% 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
The Abiding Bay circa the Hedging
HEX
#ee4615
RGB
rgb(238,70,21)
RGB%
rgb(93.3%,27.5%,8.2%)
HSL
hsl(14,86%,51%)
HSV
hsv(14,91%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,71,91,7)
LAB
lab(55,62,61)
LCH
lch(55,87,45)
sRGB
(0.933,0.275,0.082)
HEX8
#ee4615ff
CSS Name
Decimal
238070021

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
86%
Hue
14°
Chroma
87
Temperature
WarmCool
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