What the Certain Bluff despite Calming

#aeb30f RGB(174,179,15)

About this color

What the Certain Bluff despite Calming occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #aeb30f — RGB(174, 179, 15).

#aeb30fRGB(174, 179, 15)

HSL 62° · 85% saturation · 38% 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
What the Certain Bluff despite Calming
HEX
#aeb30f
RGB
rgb(174,179,15)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,70.2%,5.9%)
HSL
hsl(62,85%,38%)
HSV
hsv(62,92%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,92,30)
LAB
lab(70,-19,70)
LCH
lch(70,73,105)
sRGB
(0.682,0.702,0.059)
HEX8
#aeb30fff
CSS Name
Decimal
174179015

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
85%
Hue
62°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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