Aglow Alabaster down the Quickening

#bcbc9a RGB(188,188,154)

About this color

Aglow Alabaster down the Quickening is rendered by screens as RGB(188, 188, 154) — a light, muted yellow hue.

#bcbc9aRGB(188, 188, 154)

HSL 60° · 20% saturation · 67% lightness

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Psychology

Light yellows feel airy and optimistic, evoking sunshine, openness, and gentle warmth.

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History

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

In design practice, this light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
Aglow Alabaster down the Quickening
HEX
#bcbc9a
RGB
rgb(188,188,154)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,73.7%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(60,20%,67%)
HSV
hsv(60,18%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,18,26)
LAB
lab(75,-6,17)
LCH
lch(75,18,109)
sRGB
(0.737,0.737,0.604)
HEX8
#bcbc9aff
CSS Name
Decimal
188188154

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Color info

Lightness
67%
Saturation
20%
Hue
60°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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