The Basin upon Toasted Pausing

#a69a52 RGB(166,154,82)

About this color

The Basin upon Toasted Pausing reads as medium-dark and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #a69a52, RGB(166, 154, 82).

#a69a52RGB(166, 154, 82)

HSL 51° · 34% saturation · 49% 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
The Basin upon Toasted Pausing
HEX
#a69a52
RGB
rgb(166,154,82)
RGB%
rgb(65.1%,60.4%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(51,34%,49%)
HSV
hsv(51,51%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,51,35)
LAB
lab(63,-6,39)
LCH
lch(63,39,99)
sRGB
(0.651,0.604,0.322)
HEX8
#a69a52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
166154082

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
34%
Hue
51°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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