Color anatomy
The exact scoring color for this Flag Tone card.
- HEX
#BC002D
- RGB
- 188, 0, 45
- HSB
- 346°, 100%, 74%
- HSL
- 346°, 100%, 37%
Nearby tones to compare against
#BD0013#BD0045#BD173D#BD002C#990024Why this color matters
Japan's flag looks minimal, which makes it a deceptively hard Flag Tone card. With only a white field and one disc, your memory has fewer neighboring colors to use as references.
The target #BC002D is a deep crimson at HSB(346°, 100%, 74%). It is fully saturated, but it is not the brightest possible red; the hue leans toward rose rather than orange.
The white field can make the disc feel brighter in memory. In the scoring color, the red stays controlled and ceremonial, closer to crimson than to a generic primary red.
Study the disc as a centered shape first, then remember that the answer should feel strong against white without becoming neon.
How to remember this flag color
A short memory plan before you play the round.
- Start red, then pull the hue slightly toward crimson or rose.
- Keep saturation high; the disc should not look dusty.
- Do not max brightness automatically. Japan's disc red is rich, not fluorescent.
- Use the white field as contrast, but do not let it trick you into a lighter red.
