The Autumnal Atoll through Fitting

#9c9580 RGB(156,149,128)

About this color

The Autumnal Atoll through Fitting presents itself as a medium, muted yellow shade, sitting at #9c9580 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9c9580RGB(156, 149, 128)

HSL 45° · 12% saturation · 56% 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
The Autumnal Atoll through Fitting
HEX
#9c9580
RGB
rgb(156,149,128)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,58.4%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(45,12%,56%)
HSV
hsv(45,18%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,18,39)
LAB
lab(62,-1,12)
LCH
lch(62,12,95)
sRGB
(0.612,0.584,0.502)
HEX8
#9c9580ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156149128

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
12%
Hue
45°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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