Loamy Bluff before Setting

#bb1b16 RGB(187,27,22)

About this color

Loamy Bluff before Setting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #bb1b16 — RGB(187, 27, 22).

#bb1b16RGB(187, 27, 22)

HSL 2° · 79% saturation · 41% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Loamy Bluff before Setting
HEX
#bb1b16
RGB
rgb(187,27,22)
RGB%
rgb(73.3%,10.6%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(2,79%,41%)
HSV
hsv(2,88%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,86,88,27)
LAB
lab(40,60,46)
LCH
lch(40,76,37)
sRGB
(0.733,0.106,0.086)
HEX8
#bb1b16ff
CSS Name
Decimal
187027022

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
79%
Hue
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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