Calm Bog between the Flowing

#c9c64a RGB(201,198,74)

About this color

Calm Bog between the Flowing occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c9c64a — RGB(201, 198, 74).

#c9c64aRGB(201, 198, 74)

HSL 59° · 54% saturation · 54% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

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 formats

Name
Calm Bog between the Flowing
HEX
#c9c64a
RGB
rgb(201,198,74)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,77.6%,29%)
HSL
hsl(59,54%,54%)
HSV
hsv(59,63%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,63,21)
LAB
lab(78,-14,60)
LCH
lch(78,62,103)
sRGB
(0.788,0.776,0.29)
HEX8
#c9c64aff
CSS Name
Decimal
201198074

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
54%
Hue
59°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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