The Sensible Canyon under Crossing

#afb84b RGB(175,184,75)

About this color

The Sensible Canyon under Crossing is rendered by screens as RGB(175, 184, 75) — a medium, moderate yellow hue.

#afb84bRGB(175, 184, 75)

HSL 65° · 43% saturation · 51% 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 Sensible Canyon under Crossing
HEX
#afb84b
RGB
rgb(175,184,75)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,72.2%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(65,43%,51%)
HSV
hsv(65,59%,72%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,59,28)
LAB
lab(72,-18,53)
LCH
lch(72,56,109)
sRGB
(0.686,0.722,0.294)
HEX8
#afb84bff
CSS Name
Decimal
175184075

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
43%
Hue
65°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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