Warm Basin along Bending

#c39b1c RGB(195,155,28)

About this color

Warm Basin along Bending presents itself as a medium-dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #c39b1c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#c39b1cRGB(195, 155, 28)

HSL 46° · 75% saturation · 44% 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
Warm Basin along Bending
HEX
#c39b1c
RGB
rgb(195,155,28)
RGB%
rgb(76.5%,60.8%,11%)
HSL
hsl(46,75%,44%)
HSV
hsv(46,86%,76%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,21,86,24)
LAB
lab(66,4,65)
LCH
lch(66,65,86)
sRGB
(0.765,0.608,0.11)
HEX8
#c39b1cff
CSS Name
Decimal
195155028

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
75%
Hue
46°
Chroma
65
Temperature
WarmCool
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