The Border underneath Composed Tying

#a99c3d RGB(169,156,61)

About this color

The Border underneath Composed Tying reads as medium-dark and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #a99c3d, RGB(169, 156, 61).

#a99c3dRGB(169, 156, 61)

HSL 53° · 47% saturation · 45% 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 underneath Composed Tying
HEX
#a99c3d
RGB
rgb(169,156,61)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,61.2%,23.9%)
HSL
hsl(53,47%,45%)
HSV
hsv(53,64%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,64,34)
LAB
lab(64,-7,50)
LCH
lch(64,50,98)
sRGB
(0.663,0.612,0.239)
HEX8
#a99c3dff
CSS Name
Decimal
169156061

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
47%
Hue
53°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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