The Bluff within Ripened Sowing

#b19d62 RGB(177,157,98)

About this color

The Bluff within Ripened Sowing occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b19d62 — RGB(177, 157, 98).

#b19d62RGB(177, 157, 98)

HSL 45° · 34% saturation · 54% 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 Bluff within Ripened Sowing
HEX
#b19d62
RGB
rgb(177,157,98)
RGB%
rgb(69.4%,61.6%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(45,34%,54%)
HSV
hsv(45,45%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,45,31)
LAB
lab(65,-1,33)
LCH
lch(65,33,92)
sRGB
(0.694,0.616,0.384)
HEX8
#b19d62ff
CSS Name
Decimal
177157098

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
34%
Hue
45°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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