When Amber Bay from Brewing

#afa13e RGB(175,161,62)

About this color

When Amber Bay from Brewing is a moderate, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #afa13e in the RGB color space.

#afa13eRGB(175, 161, 62)

HSL 53° · 48% saturation · 46% 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 Amber Bay from Brewing
HEX
#afa13e
RGB
rgb(175,161,62)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,63.1%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(53,48%,46%)
HSV
hsv(53,65%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,65,31)
LAB
lab(66,-7,52)
LCH
lch(66,52,98)
sRGB
(0.686,0.631,0.243)
HEX8
#afa13eff
CSS Name
Decimal
175161062

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
48%
Hue
53°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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