Calm Border beneath Settling

#8c9726 RGB(140,151,38)

About this color

Calm Border beneath Settling reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #8c9726, RGB(140, 151, 38).

#8c9726RGB(140, 151, 38)

HSL 66° · 60% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

Dark yellows — ochres and golds — have carried associations of wealth, harvest, and endurance across centuries.

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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

In practical terms, a medium-dark yellow like this works well as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Calm Border beneath Settling
HEX
#8c9726
RGB
rgb(140,151,38)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,59.2%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(66,60%,37%)
HSV
hsv(66,75%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,75,41)
LAB
lab(60,-18,54)
LCH
lch(60,57,108)
sRGB
(0.549,0.592,0.149)
HEX8
#8c9726ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140151038

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
60%
Hue
66°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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