Old-fashioned Bay toward Returning

#749e06 RGB(116,158,6)

About this color

Old-fashioned Bay toward Returning is rendered by screens as RGB(116, 158, 6) — a dark, intense yellow-green hue.

#749e06RGB(116, 158, 6)

HSL 77° · 93% saturation · 32% lightness

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Psychology

This tone carries its own quiet authority within the yellow-green spectrum.

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History

Every colour carries history — this yellow-green tone sits within a tradition of pigments, dyes and cultural meanings that stretches back millennia.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow-green is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, this tone pairs well with its complementary hue on the opposite side of the wheel, as well as with warm or cool neutrals depending on its neutral character.

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Color formats

Name
Old-fashioned Bay toward Returning
HEX
#749e06
RGB
rgb(116,158,6)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,62%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(77,93%,32%)
HSV
hsv(77,96%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,96,38)
LAB
lab(60,-33,62)
LCH
lch(60,70,118)
sRGB
(0.455,0.62,0.024)
HEX8
#749e06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116158006

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
93%
Hue
77°
Chroma
70
Temperature
WarmCool
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