Subtle Acre under Leaning

#9ba526 RGB(155,165,38)

About this color

Subtle Acre under Leaning occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9ba526 — RGB(155, 165, 38).

#9ba526RGB(155, 165, 38)

HSL 65° · 63% saturation · 40% lightness

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Psychology

Yellow stimulates attention and optimism; at medium lightness it is highly visible and hard to ignore.

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History

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this yellow with deep indigo for high-contrast drama, or with dusty sage and off-white for a palette of sunlit calm.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Subtle Acre under Leaning
HEX
#9ba526
RGB
rgb(155,165,38)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,64.7%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(65,63%,40%)
HSV
hsv(65,77%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,77,35)
LAB
lab(65,-19,60)
LCH
lch(65,63,108)
sRGB
(0.608,0.647,0.149)
HEX8
#9ba526ff
CSS Name
Decimal
155165038

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
63%
Hue
65°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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