What the Border upon Forged Bracing

#8c8c69 RGB(140,140,105)

About this color

What the Border upon Forged Bracing presents itself as a medium-dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #8c8c69 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8c8c69RGB(140, 140, 105)

HSL 60° · 14% saturation · 48% 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

At medium lightness, this yellow is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
What the Border upon Forged Bracing
HEX
#8c8c69
RGB
rgb(140,140,105)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,54.9%,41.2%)
HSL
hsl(60,14%,48%)
HSV
hsv(60,25%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,25,45)
LAB
lab(57,-6,19)
LCH
lch(57,20,108)
sRGB
(0.549,0.549,0.412)
HEX8
#8c8c69ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140140105

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
14%
Hue
60°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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