The Mellowed Bay after Arching

#beb48b RGB(190,180,139)

About this color

The Mellowed Bay after Arching presents itself as a light, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #beb48b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#beb48bRGB(190, 180, 139)

HSL 48° · 28% saturation · 65% 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
The Mellowed Bay after Arching
HEX
#beb48b
RGB
rgb(190,180,139)
RGB%
rgb(74.5%,70.6%,54.5%)
HSL
hsl(48,28%,65%)
HSV
hsv(48,27%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,27,25)
LAB
lab(73,-3,22)
LCH
lch(73,22,98)
sRGB
(0.745,0.706,0.545)
HEX8
#beb48bff
CSS Name
Decimal
190180139

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
28%
Hue
48°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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