Earthen Bog without Building

#89805c RGB(137,128,92)

About this color

Earthen Bog without Building occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #89805c — RGB(137, 128, 92).

#89805cRGB(137, 128, 92)

HSL 48° · 20% saturation · 45% 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
Earthen Bog without Building
HEX
#89805c
RGB
rgb(137,128,92)
RGB%
rgb(53.7%,50.2%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(48,20%,45%)
HSV
hsv(48,33%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,33,46)
LAB
lab(54,-2,21)
LCH
lch(54,21,95)
sRGB
(0.537,0.502,0.361)
HEX8
#89805cff
CSS Name
Decimal
137128092

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
20%
Hue
48°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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