Subtle Bluff Since the Stirring

#ad8f21 RGB(173,143,33)

About this color

Subtle Bluff Since the Stirring occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ad8f21 — RGB(173, 143, 33).

#ad8f21RGB(173, 143, 33)

HSL 47° · 68% saturation · 40% 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
Subtle Bluff Since the Stirring
HEX
#ad8f21
RGB
rgb(173,143,33)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,56.1%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(47,68%,40%)
HSV
hsv(47,81%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,17,81,32)
LAB
lab(60,0,58)
LCH
lch(60,58,90)
sRGB
(0.678,0.561,0.129)
HEX8
#ad8f21ff
CSS Name
Decimal
173143033

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
68%
Hue
47°
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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