When the Tawny Arch up Standing

#a6ac88 RGB(166,172,136)

About this color

When the Tawny Arch up Standing reads as medium and muted — a yellow-green tone recorded at #a6ac88, RGB(166, 172, 136).

#a6ac88RGB(166, 172, 136)

HSL 70° · 18% saturation · 60% lightness

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Psychology

This tone carries its own quiet authority within the yellow-green spectrum.

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History

Every colour carries history — this yellow-green tone sits within a tradition of pigments, dyes and cultural meanings that stretches back millennia.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this yellow-green 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, this tone pairs well with its complementary hue on the opposite side of the wheel, as well as with warm or cool neutrals depending on its neutral character.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Tawny Arch up Standing
HEX
#a6ac88
RGB
rgb(166,172,136)
RGB%
rgb(65.1%,67.5%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(70,18%,60%)
HSV
hsv(70,21%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,21,33)
LAB
lab(69,-8,18)
LCH
lch(69,20,114)
sRGB
(0.651,0.675,0.533)
HEX8
#a6ac88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
166172136

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
18%
Hue
70°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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