Rustic Brook till Bearing

#a4a68c RGB(164,166,140)

About this color

Rustic Brook till Bearing is a muted, medium yellow tone, fixed at #a4a68c in the RGB color space.

#a4a68cRGB(164, 166, 140)

HSL 65° · 13% saturation · 60% lightness

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Psychology

Mid yellow is simultaneously cheerful and attention-grabbing — used where things need to be noticed.

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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

Practically, this medium yellow is comfortable 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color formats

Name
Rustic Brook till Bearing
HEX
#a4a68c
RGB
rgb(164,166,140)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,65.1%,54.9%)
HSL
hsl(65,13%,60%)
HSV
hsv(65,16%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,16,35)
LAB
lab(67,-5,13)
LCH
lch(67,14,111)
sRGB
(0.643,0.651,0.549)
HEX8
#a4a68cff
CSS Name
Decimal
164166140

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
13%
Hue
65°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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