When Meditative Brook across Rooting

#aaaa8e RGB(170,170,142)

About this color

When Meditative Brook across Rooting presents itself as a medium, muted yellow shade, sitting at #aaaa8e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#aaaa8eRGB(170, 170, 142)

HSL 60° · 14% 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

At medium lightness, this yellow is flexible enough to serve 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

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 Meditative Brook across Rooting
HEX
#aaaa8e
RGB
rgb(170,170,142)
RGB%
rgb(66.7%,66.7%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(60,14%,61%)
HSV
hsv(60,16%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,16,33)
LAB
lab(69,-5,14)
LCH
lch(69,15,110)
sRGB
(0.667,0.667,0.557)
HEX8
#aaaa8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
170170142

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
14%
Hue
60°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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