The Border opposite Rustic Forging

#a6a872 RGB(166,168,114)

About this color

The Border opposite Rustic Forging reads as medium and muted — a yellow tone recorded at #a6a872, RGB(166, 168, 114).

#a6a872RGB(166, 168, 114)

HSL 62° · 24% saturation · 55% 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
The Border opposite Rustic Forging
HEX
#a6a872
RGB
rgb(166,168,114)
RGB%
rgb(65.1%,65.9%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(62,24%,55%)
HSV
hsv(62,32%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,32,34)
LAB
lab(68,-9,28)
LCH
lch(68,29,108)
sRGB
(0.651,0.659,0.447)
HEX8
#a6a872ff
CSS Name
Decimal
166168114

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
24%
Hue
62°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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