Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Barn Red

Barn Red is a balanced red color with HEX #7C0A02. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 124, 10, 2, HSL 4, 97%, 25%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#7C0A02 red warm balanced
HEX #7C0A02
RGB rgb(124, 10, 2)
HSL hsl(4 97% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 92, 98, 51)
Luminance 0.0451
Contrast Black 1.9:1White 11.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-barn-red: #7C0A02;
.bg-barn-red { background-color: #7C0A02; }
.text-barn-red { color: #7C0A02; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0451
Black text1.9:1AA Fail
White text11.04:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#7C0A02",
  "rgb": [
    124,
    10,
    2
  ],
  "hsl": [
    4,
    97,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    92,
    98,
    51
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0451,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 1.9,
    "white": 11.04
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#02757E",
  "analogous": [
    "#7E0238",
    "#7E4802"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#027E0A",
    "#0A027E"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#387E02",
    "#02757E",
    "#48027E"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#027E48",
    "#02387E"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D81103",
    "#7C0A02",
    "#230301"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D81103",
  "dark": "#230301",
  "saturated": "#800900",
  "desaturated": "#701610",
  "pastel": "#E82517",
  "neon": "#A80B00"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#02757E",
    "#7E0238",
    "#7E4802"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#701610",
    "#D81103"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D81103",
    "#701610"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "maroon",
    "dark-red",
    "crimson-red",
    "burgundy",
    "carmine"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "barn-red"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "barn-red-vs-dark-red",
    "barn-red-vs-maroon",
    "burgundy-vs-barn-red",
    "oxblood-vs-barn-red"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/barn-red",
    "/css/colors/barn-red",
    "/hex/7c0a02"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/dark-red",
      "/colors/crimson-red",
      "/colors/burgundy",
      "/colors/carmine",
      "/compare/barn-red-vs-dark-red",
      "/compare/barn-red-vs-maroon",
      "/compare/burgundy-vs-barn-red",
      "/compare/oxblood-vs-barn-red",
      "/harmonies/barn-red",
      "/wcag/barn-red",
      "/css/colors/barn-red",
      "/hex/7c0a02"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "barn-red",
  "name": "Barn Red",
  "hex": "#7C0A02",
  "uses": [
    "branding accents",
    "editorial palettes",
    "product design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "red",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "branding-accents",
    "editorial-palettes",
    "product-design",
    "energy",
    "intensity",
    "attention"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    124,
    10,
    2
  ],
  "hsl": [
    4,
    97,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
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    98,
    51
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0451,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 1.9,
    "white": 11.04
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#02757E",
    "analogous": [
      "#7E0238",
      "#7E4802"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#027E0A",
      "#0A027E"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#387E02",
      "#02757E",
      "#48027E"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#027E48",
      "#02387E"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D81103",
      "#7C0A02",
      "#230301"
    ]
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    "dark": "#230301",
    "saturated": "#800900",
    "desaturated": "#701610",
    "pastel": "#E82517",
    "neon": "#A80B00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-barn-red: #7C0A02;",
    "utility": ".bg-barn-red { background-color: #7C0A02; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-barn-red { color: #7C0A02; }"
  },
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    "burgundy",
    "carmine"
  ],
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  ],
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    "burgundy-vs-barn-red",
    "oxblood-vs-barn-red"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
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  ],
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    "/hex/7c0a02"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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      "/compare/oxblood-vs-barn-red",
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      "/wcag/barn-red",
      "/css/colors/barn-red",
      "/hex/7c0a02"
    ]
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#02757E",
      "#7E0238",
      "#7E4802"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#701610",
      "#D81103"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D81103",
      "#701610"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Barn Red Color

Barn Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Barn Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Barn Red is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Barn Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #7C0A02.Barn Red CSS utilitiesUse Barn Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#7C0A02 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Barn Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Barn Red.Barn Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Barn Red against black and white text.

Black text1.9:1AA Fail
White text11.04:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Maroon#800000
Dark Red#8B0000
Crimson Red#990000
Burgundy#800020
Carmine#960018

Color Harmonies

#02757E#02757E
#7E0238#7E0238
#7E4802#7E4802
#027E0A#027E0A
#0A027E#0A027E
Open full Barn Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D81103#D81103
#230301#230301
#800900#800900
#701610#701610
#E82517#E82517
#A80B00#A80B00

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#02757E#02757E
#7E0238#7E0238
#7E4802#7E4802
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5