When Mellow Acre amid Flowing

#ad9a2e RGB(173,154,46)

About this color

When Mellow Acre amid Flowing carries its coordinates at #ad9a2e: a medium-dark yellow with vivid saturation.

#ad9a2eRGB(173, 154, 46)

HSL 51° · 58% saturation · 43% 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-dark 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
When Mellow Acre amid Flowing
HEX
#ad9a2e
RGB
rgb(173,154,46)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,60.4%,18%)
HSL
hsl(51,58%,43%)
HSV
hsv(51,73%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,73,32)
LAB
lab(64,-5,56)
LCH
lch(64,56,95)
sRGB
(0.678,0.604,0.18)
HEX8
#ad9a2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
173154046

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
58%
Hue
51°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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