When Sedate Basin via Inscribing

#c6da4e RGB(198,218,78)

About this color

When Sedate Basin via Inscribing is rendered by screens as RGB(198, 218, 78) — a medium, vivid yellow hue.

#c6da4eRGB(198, 218, 78)

HSL 69° · 65% saturation · 58% 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

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Sedate Basin via Inscribing
HEX
#c6da4e
RGB
rgb(198,218,78)
RGB%
rgb(77.6%,85.5%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(69,65%,58%)
HSV
hsv(69,64%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,64,15)
LAB
lab(83,-25,64)
LCH
lch(83,69,111)
sRGB
(0.776,0.855,0.306)
HEX8
#c6da4eff
CSS Name
Decimal
198218078

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
65%
Hue
69°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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