What the Temperate Border over Entwining

#949a5f RGB(148,154,95)

About this color

What the Temperate Border over Entwining is a muted, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #949a5f in the RGB color space.

#949a5fRGB(148, 154, 95)

HSL 66° · 24% saturation · 49% 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
What the Temperate Border over Entwining
HEX
#949a5f
RGB
rgb(148,154,95)
RGB%
rgb(58%,60.4%,37.3%)
HSL
hsl(66,24%,49%)
HSV
hsv(66,38%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,38,40)
LAB
lab(62,-12,30)
LCH
lch(62,32,112)
sRGB
(0.58,0.604,0.373)
HEX8
#949a5fff
CSS Name
Decimal
148154095

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
24%
Hue
66°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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