What the Bay from Level-headed Lining

#c5c729 RGB(197,199,41)

About this color

What the Bay from Level-headed Lining reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #c5c729, RGB(197, 199, 41).

#c5c729RGB(197, 199, 41)

HSL 61° · 66% saturation · 47% 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
What the Bay from Level-headed Lining
HEX
#c5c729
RGB
rgb(197,199,41)
RGB%
rgb(77.3%,78%,16.1%)
HSL
hsl(61,66%,47%)
HSV
hsv(61,79%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,79,22)
LAB
lab(78,-18,72)
LCH
lch(78,74,104)
sRGB
(0.773,0.78,0.161)
HEX8
#c5c729ff
CSS Name
Decimal
197199041

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
66%
Hue
61°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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