When the Timeworn Arch upon Buffering

#c4bf08 RGB(196,191,8)

About this color

When the Timeworn Arch upon Buffering occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c4bf08 — RGB(196, 191, 8).

#c4bf08RGB(196, 191, 8)

HSL 58° · 92% saturation · 40% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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 formats

Name
When the Timeworn Arch upon Buffering
HEX
#c4bf08
RGB
rgb(196,191,8)
RGB%
rgb(76.9%,74.9%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(58,92%,40%)
HSV
hsv(58,96%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,96,23)
LAB
lab(75,-15,76)
LCH
lch(75,77,101)
sRGB
(0.769,0.749,0.031)
HEX8
#c4bf08ff
CSS Name
Decimal
196191008

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
92%
Hue
58°
Chroma
77
Temperature
WarmCool
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