Weighted Bluff behind the Forging

#c7bb6a RGB(199,187,106)

About this color

Weighted Bluff behind the Forging presents itself as a medium, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #c7bb6a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#c7bb6aRGB(199, 187, 106)

HSL 52° · 45% saturation · 60% 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
Weighted Bluff behind the Forging
HEX
#c7bb6a
RGB
rgb(199,187,106)
RGB%
rgb(78%,73.3%,41.6%)
HSL
hsl(52,45%,60%)
HSV
hsv(52,47%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,6,47,22)
LAB
lab(75,-7,42)
LCH
lch(75,43,99)
sRGB
(0.78,0.733,0.416)
HEX8
#c7bb6aff
CSS Name
Decimal
199187106

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
45%
Hue
52°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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