When Tender Alcove under Harboring

#8e955e RGB(142,149,94)

About this color

When Tender Alcove under Harboring is a muted, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #8e955e in the RGB color space.

#8e955eRGB(142, 149, 94)

HSL 68° · 23% saturation · 48% lightness

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Psychology

Mid yellow is simultaneously cheerful and attention-grabbing — used where things need to be noticed.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark yellow is comfortable 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Tender Alcove under Harboring
HEX
#8e955e
RGB
rgb(142,149,94)
RGB%
rgb(55.7%,58.4%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(68,23%,48%)
HSV
hsv(68,37%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,37,42)
LAB
lab(60,-12,28)
LCH
lch(60,30,113)
sRGB
(0.557,0.584,0.369)
HEX8
#8e955eff
CSS Name
Decimal
142149094

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
23%
Hue
68°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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