What the Known Bog behind Rooting

#9c944f RGB(156,148,79)

About this color

What the Known Bog behind Rooting occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9c944f — RGB(156, 148, 79).

#9c944fRGB(156, 148, 79)

HSL 54° · 33% saturation · 46% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
What the Known Bog behind Rooting
HEX
#9c944f
RGB
rgb(156,148,79)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,58%,31%)
HSL
hsl(54,33%,46%)
HSV
hsv(54,49%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,49,39)
LAB
lab(61,-7,37)
LCH
lch(61,38,101)
sRGB
(0.612,0.58,0.31)
HEX8
#9c944fff
CSS Name
Decimal
156148079

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
33%
Hue
54°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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