The Brook in Durable Persisting

#acb562 RGB(172,181,98)

About this color

The Brook in Durable Persisting is a moderate, medium yellow tone, fixed at #acb562 in the RGB color space.

#acb562RGB(172, 181, 98)

HSL 67° · 36% saturation · 55% lightness

🧠

Psychology

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

🏛️

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.

✏️

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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Brook in Durable Persisting
HEX
#acb562
RGB
rgb(172,181,98)
RGB%
rgb(67.5%,71%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(67,36%,55%)
HSV
hsv(67,46%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,46,29)
LAB
lab(71,-16,41)
LCH
lch(71,44,111)
sRGB
(0.675,0.71,0.384)
HEX8
#acb562ff
CSS Name
Decimal
172181098

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
36%
Hue
67°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share