Reasonable Bluff atop Calming

#a49946 RGB(164,153,70)

About this color

Reasonable Bluff atop Calming reads as medium-dark and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #a49946, RGB(164, 153, 70).

#a49946RGB(164, 153, 70)

HSL 53° · 40% saturation · 46% 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
Reasonable Bluff atop Calming
HEX
#a49946
RGB
rgb(164,153,70)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,60%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(53,40%,46%)
HSV
hsv(53,57%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,57,36)
LAB
lab(63,-7,44)
LCH
lch(63,45,99)
sRGB
(0.643,0.6,0.275)
HEX8
#a49946ff
CSS Name
Decimal
164153070

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
40%
Hue
53°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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