The Sandy Basin round Spanning

#9fa460 RGB(159,164,96)

About this color

The Sandy Basin round Spanning reads as medium and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #9fa460, RGB(159, 164, 96).

#9fa460RGB(159, 164, 96)

HSL 64° · 27% saturation · 51% 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 Sandy Basin round Spanning
HEX
#9fa460
RGB
rgb(159,164,96)
RGB%
rgb(62.4%,64.3%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(64,27%,51%)
HSV
hsv(64,41%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,41,36)
LAB
lab(66,-12,35)
LCH
lch(66,37,109)
sRGB
(0.624,0.643,0.376)
HEX8
#9fa460ff
CSS Name
Decimal
159164096

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
27%
Hue
64°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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