Composed Bluff by the Layering

#adb20a RGB(173,178,10)

About this color

Composed Bluff by the Layering is rendered by screens as RGB(173, 178, 10) — a medium-dark, intense yellow hue.

#adb20aRGB(173, 178, 10)

HSL 62° · 89% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

Dark yellows — ochres and golds — have carried associations of wealth, harvest, and endurance across centuries.

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History

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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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
Composed Bluff by the Layering
HEX
#adb20a
RGB
rgb(173,178,10)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,69.8%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(62,89%,37%)
HSV
hsv(62,94%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,94,30)
LAB
lab(70,-19,71)
LCH
lch(70,73,105)
sRGB
(0.678,0.698,0.039)
HEX8
#adb20aff
CSS Name
Decimal
173178010

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
89%
Hue
62°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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