Lukewarm Acre without Centering

#b9aa2c RGB(185,170,44)

About this color

Lukewarm Acre without Centering is a vivid, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #b9aa2c in the RGB color space.

#b9aa2cRGB(185, 170, 44)

HSL 54° · 62% saturation · 45% 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-dark 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
Lukewarm Acre without Centering
HEX
#b9aa2c
RGB
rgb(185,170,44)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,66.7%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(54,62%,45%)
HSV
hsv(54,76%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,76,27)
LAB
lab(69,-8,62)
LCH
lch(69,63,97)
sRGB
(0.725,0.667,0.173)
HEX8
#b9aa2cff
CSS Name
Decimal
185170044

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
62%
Hue
54°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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