Lean Acre out the Passing

#b9b931 RGB(185,185,49)

About this color

Lean Acre out the Passing reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #b9b931, RGB(185, 185, 49).

#b9b931RGB(185, 185, 49)

HSL 60° · 58% saturation · 46% 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

At medium lightness, this yellow is flexible enough to serve 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

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
Lean Acre out the Passing
HEX
#b9b931
RGB
rgb(185,185,49)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,72.5%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(60,58%,46%)
HSV
hsv(60,74%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,74,27)
LAB
lab(73,-16,64)
LCH
lch(73,66,104)
sRGB
(0.725,0.725,0.192)
HEX8
#b9b931ff
CSS Name
Decimal
185185049

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
58%
Hue
60°
Chroma
66
Temperature
WarmCool
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