What the Bluff without Subtle Filling

#bcb979 RGB(188,185,121)

About this color

What the Bluff without Subtle Filling presents itself as a medium, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #bcb979 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#bcb979RGB(188, 185, 121)

HSL 57° · 33% saturation · 61% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Bluff without Subtle Filling
HEX
#bcb979
RGB
rgb(188,185,121)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,72.5%,47.5%)
HSL
hsl(57,33%,61%)
HSV
hsv(57,36%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,36,26)
LAB
lab(74,-9,33)
LCH
lch(74,34,105)
sRGB
(0.737,0.725,0.475)
HEX8
#bcb979ff
CSS Name
Decimal
188185121

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
33%
Hue
57°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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