When Forthright Alcove Since Stirring

#ad8b23 RGB(173,139,35)

About this color

When Forthright Alcove Since Stirring occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ad8b23 — RGB(173, 139, 35).

#ad8b23RGB(173, 139, 35)

HSL 45° · 66% saturation · 41% 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 formats

Name
When Forthright Alcove Since Stirring
HEX
#ad8b23
RGB
rgb(173,139,35)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,54.5%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(45,66%,41%)
HSV
hsv(45,80%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,20,80,32)
LAB
lab(59,3,56)
LCH
lch(59,56,87)
sRGB
(0.678,0.545,0.137)
HEX8
#ad8b23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
173139035

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
66%
Hue
45°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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