The Brook During Steadfast Casting

#aaa992 RGB(170,169,146)

About this color

The Brook During Steadfast Casting is rendered by screens as RGB(170, 169, 146) — a medium, muted yellow hue.

#aaa992RGB(170, 169, 146)

HSL 58° · 12% saturation · 62% 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

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 formats

Name
The Brook During Steadfast Casting
HEX
#aaa992
RGB
rgb(170,169,146)
RGB%
rgb(66.7%,66.3%,57.3%)
HSL
hsl(58,12%,62%)
HSV
hsv(58,14%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,14,33)
LAB
lab(69,-4,12)
LCH
lch(69,13,108)
sRGB
(0.667,0.663,0.573)
HEX8
#aaa992ff
CSS Name
Decimal
170169146

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
12%
Hue
58°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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