The Border between Honest Curing

#b49e92 RGB(180,158,146)

About this color

The Border between Honest Curing occupies the medium, muted end of the orange spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b49e92 — RGB(180, 158, 146).

#b49e92RGB(180, 158, 146)

HSL 21° · 18% saturation · 64% lightness

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Psychology

Orange is the colour of creativity and enthusiasm — stimulating without the urgency of red.

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History

Orange as a distinct colour concept arrived in European languages relatively late — named after the fruit rather than the other way around.

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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 orange with deep teal for bold contrast, or with warm sand and burnt umber for a palette that feels natural and grounded.

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Color formats

Name
The Border between Honest Curing
HEX
#b49e92
RGB
rgb(180,158,146)
RGB%
rgb(70.6%,62%,57.3%)
HSL
hsl(21,18%,64%)
HSV
hsv(21,19%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,19,29)
LAB
lab(67,6,9)
LCH
lch(67,11,56)
sRGB
(0.706,0.62,0.573)
HEX8
#b49e92ff
CSS Name
Decimal
180158146

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
18%
Hue
21°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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