Color anatomy
The exact scoring color for this Flag Tone card.
- HEX
#AA151B
- RGB
- 170, 21, 27
- HSB
- 358°, 88%, 67%
- HSL
- 358°, 78%, 37%
Nearby tones to compare against
#AB2415#AB152E#AB292D#AB0006#871014Why this color matters
Spain's flag is nicknamed la rojigualda for its red and deep yellow. Both the top and bottom stripes are the same red, so the game treats them as the outer bands: whatever red you choose fills both at once.
The target #AA151B sits at HSB(358°, 88%, 67%): a red whose hue is a hair cool of pure red, strongly saturated but only medium-bright. That lower brightness gives it a heavier, more solemn feel than a bright primary red.
Most players make it too bright and too pure, defaulting to a vivid flag red. Spain's red is darker and slightly deeper, closer to a blood red than to a fire-engine red.
Anchor on the two red bands framing the yellow. Compared with Indonesia's bright banner red, Spain's is darker; compared with Heinz, which leans warm, this red leans very slightly the other way, toward crimson.
How to remember this flag color
A short memory plan before you play the round.
- Start red with the hue just cool of pure red (around 358°), not warm.
- Keep saturation high, but bring brightness down to a deep, heavy red.
- If it looks like a bright banner or fire-engine red, darken it.
- Remember both bands share this red, so aim for the deeper, solemn version.
