Calm Brook after Curing

#9ba946 RGB(155,169,70)

About this color

Calm Brook after Curing presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #9ba946 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9ba946RGB(155, 169, 70)

HSL 68° · 41% saturation · 47% 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

At medium lightness, this yellow is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
Calm Brook after Curing
HEX
#9ba946
RGB
rgb(155,169,70)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,66.3%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(68,41%,47%)
HSV
hsv(68,59%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,59,34)
LAB
lab(66,-19,48)
LCH
lch(66,52,112)
sRGB
(0.608,0.663,0.275)
HEX8
#9ba946ff
CSS Name
Decimal
155169070

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
41%
Hue
68°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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