When the Imperturbable Border via Joining

#a9a798 RGB(169,167,152)

About this color

When the Imperturbable Border via Joining presents itself as a medium, muted yellow shade, sitting at #a9a798 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a9a798RGB(169, 167, 152)

HSL 53° · 9% saturation · 63% 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 the Imperturbable Border via Joining
HEX
#a9a798
RGB
rgb(169,167,152)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,65.5%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(53,9%,63%)
HSV
hsv(53,10%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,10,34)
LAB
lab(68,-2,8)
LCH
lch(68,8,104)
sRGB
(0.663,0.655,0.596)
HEX8
#a9a798ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169167152

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
9%
Hue
53°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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