Practical Acre on the Continuing

#968b5a RGB(150,139,90)

About this color

Practical Acre on the Continuing reads as medium-dark and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #968b5a, RGB(150, 139, 90).

#968b5aRGB(150, 139, 90)

HSL 49° · 25% saturation · 47% 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
Practical Acre on the Continuing
HEX
#968b5a
RGB
rgb(150,139,90)
RGB%
rgb(58.8%,54.5%,35.3%)
HSL
hsl(49,25%,47%)
HSV
hsv(49,40%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,40,41)
LAB
lab(58,-3,28)
LCH
lch(58,28,96)
sRGB
(0.588,0.545,0.353)
HEX8
#968b5aff
CSS Name
Decimal
150139090

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
25%
Hue
49°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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