When Soft Arch outside Measuring

#afaa93 RGB(175,170,147)

About this color

When Soft Arch outside Measuring presents itself as a medium, muted yellow shade, sitting at #afaa93 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#afaa93RGB(175, 170, 147)

HSL 49° · 15% saturation · 63% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Soft Arch outside Measuring
HEX
#afaa93
RGB
rgb(175,170,147)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,66.7%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(49,15%,63%)
HSV
hsv(49,16%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,16,31)
LAB
lab(69,-2,13)
LCH
lch(69,13,99)
sRGB
(0.686,0.667,0.576)
HEX8
#afaa93ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175170147

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
15%
Hue
49°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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