When Steady Bay atop Changing

#afb47e RGB(175,180,126)

About this color

When Steady Bay atop Changing occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #afb47e — RGB(175, 180, 126).

#afb47eRGB(175, 180, 126)

HSL 66° · 26% saturation · 60% 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
When Steady Bay atop Changing
HEX
#afb47e
RGB
rgb(175,180,126)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,70.6%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(66,26%,60%)
HSV
hsv(66,30%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,30,29)
LAB
lab(72,-11,27)
LCH
lch(72,29,112)
sRGB
(0.686,0.706,0.494)
HEX8
#afb47eff
CSS Name
Decimal
175180126

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
26%
Hue
66°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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