When Distant Bay circa Buffering

#9e9723 RGB(158,151,35)

About this color

When Distant Bay circa Buffering is rendered by screens as RGB(158, 151, 35) — a medium-dark, vivid yellow hue.

#9e9723RGB(158, 151, 35)

HSL 57° · 64% 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
When Distant Bay circa Buffering
HEX
#9e9723
RGB
rgb(158,151,35)
RGB%
rgb(62%,59.2%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(57,64%,38%)
HSV
hsv(57,78%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,78,38)
LAB
lab(61,-11,57)
LCH
lch(61,58,101)
sRGB
(0.62,0.592,0.137)
HEX8
#9e9723ff
CSS Name
Decimal
158151035

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
64%
Hue
57°
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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