What the Atoll beneath Kindly Curing

#afa959 RGB(175,169,89)

About this color

What the Atoll beneath Kindly Curing occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #afa959 — RGB(175, 169, 89).

#afa959RGB(175, 169, 89)

HSL 56° · 35% saturation · 52% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Atoll beneath Kindly Curing
HEX
#afa959
RGB
rgb(175,169,89)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,66.3%,34.9%)
HSL
hsl(56,35%,52%)
HSV
hsv(56,49%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,49,31)
LAB
lab(68,-9,42)
LCH
lch(68,43,102)
sRGB
(0.686,0.663,0.349)
HEX8
#afa959ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175169089

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
35%
Hue
56°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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