Plainspoken Basin by Continuing

#98a156 RGB(152,161,86)

About this color

Plainspoken Basin by Continuing is a moderate, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #98a156 in the RGB color space.

#98a156RGB(152, 161, 86)

HSL 67° · 30% 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 formats

Name
Plainspoken Basin by Continuing
HEX
#98a156
RGB
rgb(152,161,86)
RGB%
rgb(59.6%,63.1%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(67,30%,48%)
HSV
hsv(67,47%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,47,37)
LAB
lab(64,-15,38)
LCH
lch(64,41,112)
sRGB
(0.596,0.631,0.337)
HEX8
#98a156ff
CSS Name
Decimal
152161086

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
30%
Hue
67°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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