When Ordinary Bog circa Abiding

#a99e23 RGB(169,158,35)

About this color

When Ordinary Bog circa Abiding presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #a99e23 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a99e23RGB(169, 158, 35)

HSL 55° · 66% saturation · 40% 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
When Ordinary Bog circa Abiding
HEX
#a99e23
RGB
rgb(169,158,35)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,62%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(55,66%,40%)
HSV
hsv(55,79%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,79,34)
LAB
lab(64,-9,60)
LCH
lch(64,61,99)
sRGB
(0.663,0.62,0.137)
HEX8
#a99e23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169158035

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
66%
Hue
55°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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