The Mossy Bluff via Girding

#afbd5b RGB(175,189,91)

About this color

The Mossy Bluff via Girding is a moderate, medium yellow tone, fixed at #afbd5b in the RGB color space.

#afbd5bRGB(175, 189, 91)

HSL 69° · 43% saturation · 55% 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 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
The Mossy Bluff via Girding
HEX
#afbd5b
RGB
rgb(175,189,91)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,74.1%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(69,43%,55%)
HSV
hsv(69,52%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,52,26)
LAB
lab(74,-19,47)
LCH
lch(74,51,112)
sRGB
(0.686,0.741,0.357)
HEX8
#afbd5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
175189091

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
43%
Hue
69°
Chroma
51
Temperature
WarmCool
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