The Substantial Brook into Damming

#c1ae40 RGB(193,174,64)

About this color

The Substantial Brook into Damming is a vivid, medium yellow tone, fixed at #c1ae40 in the RGB color space.

#c1ae40RGB(193, 174, 64)

HSL 51° · 51% saturation · 50% 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 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
The Substantial Brook into Damming
HEX
#c1ae40
RGB
rgb(193,174,64)
RGB%
rgb(75.7%,68.2%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(51,51%,50%)
HSV
hsv(51,67%,76%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,10,67,24)
LAB
lab(71,-6,57)
LCH
lch(71,57,96)
sRGB
(0.757,0.682,0.251)
HEX8
#c1ae40ff
CSS Name
Decimal
193174064

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
51%
Hue
51°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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