The Frank Bluff beyond Buffering

#acb16b RGB(172,177,107)

About this color

The Frank Bluff beyond Buffering is a moderate, medium yellow tone, fixed at #acb16b in the RGB color space.

#acb16bRGB(172, 177, 107)

HSL 64° · 31% saturation · 56% lightness

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Psychology

Mid yellow is simultaneously cheerful and attention-grabbing — used where things need to be noticed.

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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

Practically, this medium yellow is comfortable 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color formats

Name
The Frank Bluff beyond Buffering
HEX
#acb16b
RGB
rgb(172,177,107)
RGB%
rgb(67.5%,69.4%,42%)
HSL
hsl(64,31%,56%)
HSV
hsv(64,40%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,40,31)
LAB
lab(70,-13,35)
LCH
lch(70,37,110)
sRGB
(0.675,0.694,0.42)
HEX8
#acb16bff
CSS Name
Decimal
172177107

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
31%
Hue
64°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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