The Constant Border beside Reaching

#afaa50 RGB(175,170,80)

About this color

The Constant Border beside Reaching is rendered by screens as RGB(175, 170, 80) — a medium, moderate yellow hue.

#afaa50RGB(175, 170, 80)

HSL 57° · 37% saturation · 50% 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
The Constant Border beside Reaching
HEX
#afaa50
RGB
rgb(175,170,80)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,66.7%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(57,37%,50%)
HSV
hsv(57,54%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,54,31)
LAB
lab(68,-10,46)
LCH
lch(68,47,102)
sRGB
(0.686,0.667,0.314)
HEX8
#afaa50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175170080

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
37%
Hue
57°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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