Falu red Color
| Color Name: | Falu red |
| Hex Color Code: | #801818 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(128, 24, 24) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 81.3%, 81.3%, 49.8% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Red |
Falu Red or Falun Red is a red paint commonly used on wooden cottages and barns in Sweden, Finland, and Norway. The pigment consists of water, rye flour, linseed oil, silicates, iron oxides, copper compounds, and zinc. The actual color may differ depending on the degree to which the oxide is burnt.
What color is Falu red?
Falu red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Falu red is #801818, and the RGB color code is RGB(128, 24, 24).
In the RGB color model, Falu red has a red value of 128, a green value of 24, and a blue value of 24. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 81.3% magenta, 81.3% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 68.4 % saturation, and 29.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Falu red has a hue of 0° (degrees), 81.2 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.
Falu red is cool or warm?
The color Falu red is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Falu red?
Falu red has an LRV of nearly 5. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Falu red color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(128, 24, 24)
Red
128 (50.2%)
Green
24 (9.4%)
Blue
24 (9.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
81.25%
Yellow
81.25%
Key
49.80%
HSL
HSL(0deg, 68.4 %, 29.8 %)
Hue
0°
Saturation
68.42 %.
Lightness
29.80 %.
RYB
RYB(213, 126, 126)
Red
213 (83.4%)
Yellow
126 (49.4%)
Blue
126 (49.3%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
0°
Saturation
81.25 %.
Brightness / Value
50.20 %.
HWB
H: 0°
W: 9.41 %
B: 49.80 %
XYZ
X : 9.39
Y : 5.31
Z : 1.39
YXY
Y1 : 5.31
X : 0.58
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 49.80%
M : 90.59%
Y : 90.59%
LRV
~ 5.3 %
Munsell Color System
8.4R 2.6/9.6
CIE-Lab
L : 27.6
A : 43.26
B : 28.38
CIE-Lch
L : 27.6
C : 51.74
H : 33.27
CIE-Luv
L : 27.6
U : 73.66
V : 15.88
Hunter-Lab
L : 23.04
A : 32.46
B : 12.54
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Color Combinations
View more Falu red - #801818 color palettes and coordinating colors
000000
2A0808
551010
801818
AB2020
D62828
DF5252
Monochromatic Color Palette
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
801880
80184C
801818
804C18
808018
Analogous Color Palette
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
801818
188018
181880
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
801818
4C8018
188080
4C1880
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
801818
8D2F2F
994646
A65D5D
B37474
C08C8C
CCA3A3
D9BABA
E6D1D1
F2E8E8
FFFFFF
801818
731616
661313
5A1111
4D0E0E
400C0C
330A0A
260707
1A0505
0D0202
000000
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