Information about Pioneer Red color

#642620 - Pioneer Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#642620, known as "Pioneer Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(100, 38, 32) — 39.2% red, 14.9% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 27 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#642620 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Red Bean (#672422). Slightly further away sit Chestnut Leather Brown (#60281E) and Hot N Spicy (#6B2320).

The recipe behind #642620 is rgb(100, 38, 32), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #642620: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:61), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Pioneer Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pioneer Red color variations

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

Pioneer Red color tints

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

#642620
#9E3A31

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#C85C52

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#DA928C

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#ECC8C5

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White

#FFFFFF

Pioneer Red color shades

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

#642620
#501E19

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#3C1613

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#280F0C

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#140706

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Black

#000000

Pioneer Red color tones

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

#642620
#6F332D

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#77433E

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#7C5551

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#7F6967

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Grey

#808080

Pioneer Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#51641F

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#645C1F

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#64411F

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Pioneer Red

#642620
#641F35

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#641F51

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#5C1F64

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Pioneer 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
#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#205F65
#205F65

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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
#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#203D65
#203D65

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#206548
#206548

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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
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#654820

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#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#65203D
#65203D

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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
#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#206526
#206526

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#262065
#262065

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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
#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#5F6520
#5F6520

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#205F65
#205F65

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#262065
#262065

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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
#642620
Pioneer Red

#642620

#3D6520
#3D6520

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#205F65
#205F65

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#482065
#482065

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Nearest named colors to Pioneer Red

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

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Chestnut Leather Brown color link
Chestnut Leather Brown

#60281E

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Tipping Point color link
Tipping Point

#612C25

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Vintage Maroon color link
Vintage Maroon

#621D1D

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Pioneer Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

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

#642620 - Pioneer Red color image Pioneer Red color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#642620 - Pioneer Red color image Pioneer Red color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#642620 - Pioneer Red color image Pioneer Red color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#642620 - Pioneer Red color image Pioneer Red color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#642620
  • RGB100, 38, 32
  • CMYK0, 24, 27, 61
  • CSSrgb(100, 38, 32)
  • HSL5°, 52%, 26%
  • HSL Precise5.294°, 51.515%, 25.882%
  • HSV5°, 68%, 39%
  • HSB5°, 68%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.392, 0.149, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.392, 0.149, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.392, 0.149, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID642620
  • DECIMAL ID6563360
  • Name Length11
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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