The Slow Basin over Finding

#bcc410 RGB(188,196,16)

About this color

The Slow Basin over Finding reads as medium-dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #bcc410, RGB(188, 196, 16).

#bcc410RGB(188, 196, 16)

HSL 63° · 85% saturation · 42% 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
The Slow Basin over Finding
HEX
#bcc410
RGB
rgb(188,196,16)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,76.9%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(63,85%,42%)
HSV
hsv(63,92%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,92,23)
LAB
lab(76,-21,75)
LCH
lch(76,78,106)
sRGB
(0.737,0.769,0.063)
HEX8
#bcc410ff
CSS Name
Decimal
188196016

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
85%
Hue
63°
Chroma
78
Temperature
WarmCool
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