What the Rippling Beam with Springing

#b0ac9f RGB(176,172,159)

About this color

What the Rippling Beam with Springing presents itself as a light, muted yellow shade, sitting at #b0ac9f in the 24-bit RGB space.

#b0ac9fRGB(176, 172, 159)

HSL 46° · 10% saturation · 66% lightness

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Psychology

Light yellows feel airy and optimistic, evoking sunshine, openness, and gentle warmth.

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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

A light yellow like this is most useful as a base layer in light-mode design systems, lending warmth or cool clarity to an otherwise white canvas. Works well with a bold complementary accent.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What the Rippling Beam with Springing
HEX
#b0ac9f
RGB
rgb(176,172,159)
RGB%
rgb(69%,67.5%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(46,10%,66%)
HSV
hsv(46,10%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,10,31)
LAB
lab(70,-1,7)
LCH
lch(70,7,98)
sRGB
(0.69,0.675,0.624)
HEX8
#b0ac9fff
CSS Name
Decimal
176172159

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Color info

Lightness
66%
Saturation
10%
Hue
46°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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