When Lasting Basin along Abiding

#9f9f8e RGB(159,159,142)

About this color

When Lasting Basin along Abiding occupies the medium, muted end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9f9f8e — RGB(159, 159, 142).

#9f9f8eRGB(159, 159, 142)

HSL 60° · 8% saturation · 59% 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
When Lasting Basin along Abiding
HEX
#9f9f8e
RGB
rgb(159,159,142)
RGB%
rgb(62.4%,62.4%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(60,8%,59%)
HSV
hsv(60,11%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,11,38)
LAB
lab(65,-3,9)
LCH
lch(65,9,108)
sRGB
(0.624,0.624,0.557)
HEX8
#9f9f8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
159159142

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
8%
Hue
60°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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