The Bluff behind Salted Pressing

#8d886d RGB(141,136,109)

About this color

The Bluff behind Salted Pressing presents itself as a medium-dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #8d886d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8d886dRGB(141, 136, 109)

HSL 51° · 13% saturation · 49% 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
The Bluff behind Salted Pressing
HEX
#8d886d
RGB
rgb(141,136,109)
RGB%
rgb(55.3%,53.3%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(51,13%,49%)
HSV
hsv(51,23%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,23,45)
LAB
lab(56,-3,15)
LCH
lch(56,15,101)
sRGB
(0.553,0.533,0.427)
HEX8
#8d886dff
CSS Name
Decimal
141136109

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
13%
Hue
51°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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