Homely Bluff Around the Seeding

#97702a RGB(151,112,42)

About this color

Homely Bluff Around the Seeding is a vivid, medium-dark orange tone, fixed at #97702a in the RGB color space.

#97702aRGB(151, 112, 42)

HSL 39° · 56% saturation · 38% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color formats

Name
Homely Bluff Around the Seeding
HEX
#97702a
RGB
rgb(151,112,42)
RGB%
rgb(59.2%,43.9%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(39,56%,38%)
HSV
hsv(39,72%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,26,72,41)
LAB
lab(50,8,43)
LCH
lch(50,44,79)
sRGB
(0.592,0.439,0.165)
HEX8
#97702aff
CSS Name
Decimal
151112042

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
56%
Hue
39°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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