Wholesome Brook until Passing

#aa952c RGB(170,149,44)

About this color

Wholesome Brook until Passing is rendered by screens as RGB(170, 149, 44) — a medium-dark, vivid yellow hue.

#aa952cRGB(170, 149, 44)

HSL 50° · 59% saturation · 42% 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
Wholesome Brook until Passing
HEX
#aa952c
RGB
rgb(170,149,44)
RGB%
rgb(66.7%,58.4%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(50,59%,42%)
HSV
hsv(50,74%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,74,33)
LAB
lab(62,-4,55)
LCH
lch(62,55,94)
sRGB
(0.667,0.584,0.173)
HEX8
#aa952cff
CSS Name
Decimal
170149044

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
59%
Hue
50°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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