The Muted-gold Brook Since Embedding

#f00400 RGB(240,4,0)

About this color

The Muted-gold Brook Since Embedding reads as medium-dark and intense — a red tone recorded at #f00400, RGB(240, 4, 0).

#f00400RGB(240, 4, 0)

HSL 1° · 100% saturation · 47% 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 Muted-gold Brook Since Embedding
HEX
#f00400
RGB
rgb(240,4,0)
RGB%
rgb(94.1%,1.6%,0%)
HSL
hsl(1,100%,47%)
HSV
hsv(1,100%,94%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,98,100,6)
LAB
lab(50,76,64)
LCH
lch(50,99,40)
sRGB
(0.941,0.016,0)
HEX8
#f00400ff
CSS Name
Decimal
240004000

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
100%
Hue
Chroma
99
Temperature
WarmCool
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