The Border among Practical Cooling

#c9cc12 RGB(201,204,18)

About this color

The Border among Practical Cooling occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c9cc12 — RGB(201, 204, 18).

#c9cc12RGB(201, 204, 18)

HSL 61° · 84% saturation · 44% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
The Border among Practical Cooling
HEX
#c9cc12
RGB
rgb(201,204,18)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,80%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(61,84%,44%)
HSV
hsv(61,91%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,91,20)
LAB
lab(79,-19,78)
LCH
lch(79,80,104)
sRGB
(0.788,0.8,0.071)
HEX8
#c9cc12ff
CSS Name
Decimal
201204018

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
84%
Hue
61°
Chroma
80
Temperature
WarmCool
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