Information about Earth Red color

#BF5B53 - Earth Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BF5B53 ("Earth Red") belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 91, 83) — 74.9% red, 35.7% green, 32.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 39 / 42 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BF5B53 is a clearly saturated warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Long Spring (#B95754). Slightly further away sit Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655) and Sunglo (#C76155).

The recipe behind #BF5B53 is rgb(191, 91, 83), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF5B53: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. The name "Earth Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Earth Red color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Earth Red color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Earth Red

#BF5B53
#CC7B75

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#D89C98

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#E5BDBA

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#F2DEDC

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White

#FFFFFF

Earth Red color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Earth Red

#BF5B53
#A0423B

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#78312C

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#50211D

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#28100E

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Black

#000000

Earth Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Earth Red

#BF5B53
#B3615B

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#A76864

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#9A6F6C

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#8D7775

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Grey

#808080

Earth Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A2BF53

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#BFB153

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#BF8653

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Earth Red

#BF5B53
#BF5377

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#BF53A2

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#B153BF

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Earth Red color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#54B8C0
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#5483C0
#5483C0

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#54C091
#54C091

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#C09154
#C09154

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#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#C05483
#C05483

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#54C05B
#54C05B

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#5B54C0
#5B54C0

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#B8C054
#B8C054

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#54B8C0
#54B8C0

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#5B54C0
#5B54C0

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#BF5B53
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#83C054
#83C054

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#54B8C0
#54B8C0

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#9154C0
#9154C0

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Nearest named colors to Earth Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Earth Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF5B53
  • RGB191, 91, 83
  • CMYK0, 39, 42, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 91, 83)
  • HSL4°, 46%, 54%
  • HSL Precise4.444°, 45.763%, 53.725%
  • HSV4°, 57%, 75%
  • HSB4°, 57%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.357, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.357, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.357, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBF5B53
  • DECIMAL ID12540755
  • Name Length9
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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