The Brook circa Abiding Continuing

#af412d RGB(175,65,45)

About this color

The Brook circa Abiding Continuing reads as medium-dark and vivid — a red tone recorded at #af412d, RGB(175, 65, 45).

#af412dRGB(175, 65, 45)

HSL 9° · 59% saturation · 43% 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 formats

Name
The Brook circa Abiding Continuing
HEX
#af412d
RGB
rgb(175,65,45)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,25.5%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(9,59%,43%)
HSV
hsv(9,74%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,63,74,31)
LAB
lab(43,44,35)
LCH
lch(43,56,39)
sRGB
(0.686,0.255,0.176)
HEX8
#af412dff
CSS Name
Decimal
175065045

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
59%
Hue
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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