When Frank Bay circa Hedging

#887f53 RGB(136,127,83)

About this color

When Frank Bay circa Hedging occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #887f53 — RGB(136, 127, 83).

#887f53RGB(136, 127, 83)

HSL 50° · 24% saturation · 43% 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
When Frank Bay circa Hedging
HEX
#887f53
RGB
rgb(136,127,83)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,49.8%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(50,24%,43%)
HSV
hsv(50,39%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,39,47)
LAB
lab(53,-3,25)
LCH
lch(53,25,97)
sRGB
(0.533,0.498,0.325)
HEX8
#887f53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
136127083

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
24%
Hue
50°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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