SpongeBob official character art
Color Study Profile · # 31 of 47

SpongeBob's Tie

From SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

#DC2828
Color Family: Warm Red / Coral
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Color Anatomy

HEX Code#DC2828
RGB Values220, 40, 40
HSB (Hue, Sat, Brightness)0°, 82%, 86%
HSL (Hue, Sat, Lightness)0°, 72%, 51%

Adjacent Decoys

These tones are extremely close and visually indistinguishable from the official art but are incorrect. Choosing them in game will lower your score.

Hue Shift (+)
#DB3F27
Hue Shift (-)
#DB273F
Saturation (+)
#DB1212
Saturation (-)
#DB3D3D
Brightness (-)
#C22323

Color History & Design Notes

SpongeBob's yellow body is designed to showcase his carefree, energetic, and optimistic personality. Creator Stephen Hillenburg carefully selected this high-chroma bright yellow to contrast perfectly with the deep ocean background of Bikini Bottom, ensuring he looks warm and vivid even through the underwater blue filter.

How to Reconstruct from Memory

  • This is a very pure bright yellow—with a hue value between 55° and 58°, very close to primary yellow.
  • Saturation is near maximum (95% - 100%), giving SpongeBob endless energy.
  • Brightness is also at a full 100%—he shines like a little sun against the dark ocean backdrop.

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