Mellowed Atoll behind Cooling

#a5b54c RGB(165,181,76)

About this color

Mellowed Atoll behind Cooling presents itself as a medium, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #a5b54c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a5b54cRGB(165, 181, 76)

HSL 69° · 42% saturation · 50% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Mellowed Atoll behind Cooling
HEX
#a5b54c
RGB
rgb(165,181,76)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,71%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(69,42%,50%)
HSV
hsv(69,58%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,58,29)
LAB
lab(71,-21,51)
LCH
lch(71,55,112)
sRGB
(0.647,0.71,0.298)
HEX8
#a5b54cff
CSS Name
Decimal
165181076

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
42%
Hue
69°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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