The Brook between Lingering Curving

#aaaa4d RGB(170,170,77)

About this color

The Brook between Lingering Curving occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #aaaa4d — RGB(170, 170, 77).

#aaaa4dRGB(170, 170, 77)

HSL 60° · 38% saturation · 48% 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
The Brook between Lingering Curving
HEX
#aaaa4d
RGB
rgb(170,170,77)
RGB%
rgb(66.7%,66.7%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(60,38%,48%)
HSV
hsv(60,55%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,55,33)
LAB
lab(68,-13,47)
LCH
lch(68,49,105)
sRGB
(0.667,0.667,0.302)
HEX8
#aaaa4dff
CSS Name
Decimal
170170077

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
38%
Hue
60°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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