The Border with Mild Sowing

#b4ab82 RGB(180,171,130)

About this color

The Border with Mild Sowing is a moderate, medium yellow tone, fixed at #b4ab82 in the RGB color space.

#b4ab82RGB(180, 171, 130)

HSL 49° · 25% saturation · 61% 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 Border with Mild Sowing
HEX
#b4ab82
RGB
rgb(180,171,130)
RGB%
rgb(70.6%,67.1%,51%)
HSL
hsl(49,25%,61%)
HSV
hsv(49,28%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,28,29)
LAB
lab(70,-3,22)
LCH
lch(70,22,98)
sRGB
(0.706,0.671,0.51)
HEX8
#b4ab82ff
CSS Name
Decimal
180171130

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
25%
Hue
49°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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