The Brook opposite Sensible Climbing

#a0a08d RGB(160,160,141)

About this color

The Brook opposite Sensible Climbing occupies the medium, muted end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a0a08d — RGB(160, 160, 141).

#a0a08dRGB(160, 160, 141)

HSL 60° · 9% 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
The Brook opposite Sensible Climbing
HEX
#a0a08d
RGB
rgb(160,160,141)
RGB%
rgb(62.7%,62.7%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(60,9%,59%)
HSV
hsv(60,12%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,12,37)
LAB
lab(65,-3,10)
LCH
lch(65,10,107)
sRGB
(0.627,0.627,0.553)
HEX8
#a0a08dff
CSS Name
Decimal
160160141

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
9%
Hue
60°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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