What the Arch on Centered Curing

#c9ac09 RGB(201,172,9)

About this color

What the Arch on Centered Curing presents itself as a medium-dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #c9ac09 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#c9ac09RGB(201, 172, 9)

HSL 51° · 91% saturation · 41% 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
What the Arch on Centered Curing
HEX
#c9ac09
RGB
rgb(201,172,9)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,67.5%,3.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,91%,41%)
HSV
hsv(51,96%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,96,21)
LAB
lab(71,-3,72)
LCH
lch(71,72,92)
sRGB
(0.788,0.675,0.035)
HEX8
#c9ac09ff
CSS Name
Decimal
201172009

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
91%
Hue
51°
Chroma
72
Temperature
WarmCool
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