The Canyon along Subtle Tying

#af9722 RGB(175,151,34)

About this color

The Canyon along Subtle Tying occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #af9722 — RGB(175, 151, 34).

#af9722RGB(175, 151, 34)

HSL 50° · 67% saturation · 41% 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 Canyon along Subtle Tying
HEX
#af9722
RGB
rgb(175,151,34)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,59.2%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(50,67%,41%)
HSV
hsv(50,81%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,81,31)
LAB
lab(63,-3,60)
LCH
lch(63,60,93)
sRGB
(0.686,0.592,0.133)
HEX8
#af9722ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175151034

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
67%
Hue
50°
Chroma
60
Temperature
WarmCool
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