Soft Atoll outside the Forging

#9bac1a RGB(155,172,26)

About this color

Soft Atoll outside the Forging reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #9bac1a, RGB(155, 172, 26).

#9bac1aRGB(155, 172, 26)

HSL 67° · 74% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

Dark yellows — ochres and golds — have carried associations of wealth, harvest, and endurance across centuries.

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History

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

In practical terms, a medium-dark yellow like this works well as 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

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
Soft Atoll outside the Forging
HEX
#9bac1a
RGB
rgb(155,172,26)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,67.5%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(67,74%,39%)
HSV
hsv(67,85%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,0,85,33)
LAB
lab(67,-23,65)
LCH
lch(67,69,109)
sRGB
(0.608,0.675,0.102)
HEX8
#9bac1aff
CSS Name
Decimal
155172026

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
74%
Hue
67°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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