Plain Bluff amidst the Arching

#bba211 RGB(187,162,17)

About this color

Plain Bluff amidst the Arching is a intense, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #bba211 in the RGB color space.

#bba211RGB(187, 162, 17)

HSL 51° · 83% saturation · 40% 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
Plain Bluff amidst the Arching
HEX
#bba211
RGB
rgb(187,162,17)
RGB%
rgb(73.3%,63.5%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(51,83%,40%)
HSV
hsv(51,91%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,13,91,27)
LAB
lab(67,-4,68)
LCH
lch(67,68,93)
sRGB
(0.733,0.635,0.067)
HEX8
#bba211ff
CSS Name
Decimal
187162017

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
83%
Hue
51°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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