The Brook amid Practical Following

#aeb56d RGB(174,181,109)

About this color

The Brook amid Practical Following occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #aeb56d — RGB(174, 181, 109).

#aeb56dRGB(174, 181, 109)

HSL 66° · 33% saturation · 57% 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
The Brook amid Practical Following
HEX
#aeb56d
RGB
rgb(174,181,109)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,71%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(66,33%,57%)
HSV
hsv(66,40%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,40,29)
LAB
lab(72,-14,36)
LCH
lch(72,39,111)
sRGB
(0.682,0.71,0.427)
HEX8
#aeb56dff
CSS Name
Decimal
174181109

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
33%
Hue
66°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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