When the Worldly Basin Around Persisting

#a9af88 RGB(169,175,136)

About this color

When the Worldly Basin Around Persisting is rendered by screens as RGB(169, 175, 136) — a medium, muted yellow hue.

#a9af88RGB(169, 175, 136)

HSL 69° · 20% saturation · 61% 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

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 formats

Name
When the Worldly Basin Around Persisting
HEX
#a9af88
RGB
rgb(169,175,136)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,68.6%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(69,20%,61%)
HSV
hsv(69,22%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,22,31)
LAB
lab(70,-9,19)
LCH
lch(70,21,115)
sRGB
(0.663,0.686,0.533)
HEX8
#a9af88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169175136

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
20%
Hue
69°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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