Barn Red Color – #8b4044: Codes and Complete Breakdown
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Early farmers sealed barns with linseed oil, milk, lime and rust, and the iron oxide turned the mix a burnt orange-red. Barn Red color #8b4044 is cooler and rosier than that farm brew, and Wikipedia lists barn red at a darker #7C0A02 taken from milk-paint charts.

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#8b4044
Barn Red Color Codes and Information
Complete breakdown of the color Barn Red:
| Data Type | Values/Details |
|---|---|
| Hex | #8b4044 |
| RGB | rgb(139,64,68) |
| HSL | hsl(357,36.9%,39.8%) |
| CMYK | 0, 54, 51, 45 |
| HSV | 357, 54, 55 |
| RGB % | 55, 25, 27 |
| XYZ | 13.5, 9.6, 6.6 |
| LAB | 37.1, 32.3, 12.9 |
| Color Category | Dark |
| Color Family | Red |
| Saturation | 54% |
| Temperature | Warm |
| Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff) | 7.21 (passes WCAG AA) |
| Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000) | 2.91 (fails WCAG AA) |
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