Old-fashioned Bluff in the Returning

#c9ac21 RGB(201,172,33)

About this color

Old-fashioned Bluff in the Returning presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #c9ac21 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#c9ac21RGB(201, 172, 33)

HSL 50° · 72% saturation · 46% 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
Old-fashioned Bluff in the Returning
HEX
#c9ac21
RGB
rgb(201,172,33)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,67.5%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(50,72%,46%)
HSV
hsv(50,84%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,84,21)
LAB
lab(71,-3,68)
LCH
lch(71,68,93)
sRGB
(0.788,0.675,0.129)
HEX8
#c9ac21ff
CSS Name
Decimal
201172033

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
72%
Hue
50°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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