The Mellow Bog above Crossing

#8c7e4b RGB(140,126,75)

About this color

The Mellow Bog above Crossing occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #8c7e4b — RGB(140, 126, 75).

#8c7e4bRGB(140, 126, 75)

HSL 47° · 30% saturation · 42% 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
The Mellow Bog above Crossing
HEX
#8c7e4b
RGB
rgb(140,126,75)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,49.4%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(47,30%,42%)
HSV
hsv(47,46%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,10,46,45)
LAB
lab(53,-2,30)
LCH
lch(53,30,94)
sRGB
(0.549,0.494,0.294)
HEX8
#8c7e4bff
CSS Name
Decimal
140126075

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
30%
Hue
47°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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