What the Arch down Composed Carving

#a8a689 RGB(168,166,137)

About this color

What the Arch down Composed Carving presents itself as a medium, muted yellow shade, sitting at #a8a689 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a8a689RGB(168, 166, 137)

HSL 56° · 15% saturation · 60% 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
What the Arch down Composed Carving
HEX
#a8a689
RGB
rgb(168,166,137)
RGB%
rgb(65.9%,65.1%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(56,15%,60%)
HSV
hsv(56,18%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,18,34)
LAB
lab(68,-4,15)
LCH
lch(68,16,105)
sRGB
(0.659,0.651,0.537)
HEX8
#a8a689ff
CSS Name
Decimal
168166137

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
15%
Hue
56°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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