Plain Bluff until Damming

#a9a966 RGB(169,169,102)

About this color

Plain Bluff until Damming occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a9a966 — RGB(169, 169, 102).

#a9a966RGB(169, 169, 102)

HSL 60° · 28% saturation · 53% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
Plain Bluff until Damming
HEX
#a9a966
RGB
rgb(169,169,102)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,66.3%,40%)
HSL
hsl(60,28%,53%)
HSV
hsv(60,40%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,40,34)
LAB
lab(68,-10,35)
LCH
lch(68,36,106)
sRGB
(0.663,0.663,0.4)
HEX8
#a9a966ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169169102

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
28%
Hue
60°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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