Hardy Brook despite Keeping

#a4ad56 RGB(164,173,86)

About this color

Hardy Brook despite Keeping is a moderate, medium yellow tone, fixed at #a4ad56 in the RGB color space.

#a4ad56RGB(164, 173, 86)

HSL 66° · 35% saturation · 51% 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
Hardy Brook despite Keeping
HEX
#a4ad56
RGB
rgb(164,173,86)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,67.8%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(66,35%,51%)
HSV
hsv(66,50%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,50,32)
LAB
lab(68,-16,43)
LCH
lch(68,46,110)
sRGB
(0.643,0.678,0.337)
HEX8
#a4ad56ff
CSS Name
Decimal
164173086

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
35%
Hue
66°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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