True Border before the Bordering

#bd837a RGB(189,131,122)

About this color

True Border before the Bordering is rendered by screens as RGB(189, 131, 122) — a medium, moderate red hue.

#bd837aRGB(189, 131, 122)

HSL 8° · 34% saturation · 61% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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
True Border before the Bordering
HEX
#bd837a
RGB
rgb(189,131,122)
RGB%
rgb(74.1%,51.4%,47.8%)
HSL
hsl(8,34%,61%)
HSV
hsv(8,35%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,31,35,26)
LAB
lab(60,21,14)
LCH
lch(60,25,34)
sRGB
(0.741,0.514,0.478)
HEX8
#bd837aff
CSS Name
Decimal
189131122

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
34%
Hue
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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