Certain Atoll beneath the Growing

#c9d831 RGB(201,216,49)

About this color

Certain Atoll beneath the Growing occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c9d831 — RGB(201, 216, 49).

#c9d831RGB(201, 216, 49)

HSL 65° · 68% saturation · 52% 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
Certain Atoll beneath the Growing
HEX
#c9d831
RGB
rgb(201,216,49)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,84.7%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(65,68%,52%)
HSV
hsv(65,77%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,77,15)
LAB
lab(83,-24,74)
LCH
lch(83,78,108)
sRGB
(0.788,0.847,0.192)
HEX8
#c9d831ff
CSS Name
Decimal
201216049

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
68%
Hue
65°
Chroma
78
Temperature
WarmCool
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