The Hardy Bluff Inside Steadying

#9ca220 RGB(156,162,32)

About this color

The Hardy Bluff Inside Steadying occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9ca220 — RGB(156, 162, 32).

#9ca220RGB(156, 162, 32)

HSL 63° · 67% saturation · 38% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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
The Hardy Bluff Inside Steadying
HEX
#9ca220
RGB
rgb(156,162,32)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,63.5%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(63,67%,38%)
HSV
hsv(63,80%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,80,36)
LAB
lab(64,-17,61)
LCH
lch(64,63,106)
sRGB
(0.612,0.635,0.125)
HEX8
#9ca220ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156162032

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
67%
Hue
63°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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