What the Acre throughout Composed Anchoring

#c9d849 RGB(201,216,73)

About this color

What the Acre throughout Composed Anchoring carries its coordinates at #c9d849: a medium yellow with vivid saturation.

#c9d849RGB(201, 216, 73)

HSL 66° · 65% saturation · 57% lightness

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Psychology

Mid yellow is simultaneously cheerful and attention-grabbing — used where things need to be noticed.

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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

Practically, this medium yellow is comfortable 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Acre throughout Composed Anchoring
HEX
#c9d849
RGB
rgb(201,216,73)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,84.7%,28.6%)
HSL
hsl(66,65%,57%)
HSV
hsv(66,66%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,66,15)
LAB
lab(83,-23,66)
LCH
lch(83,70,109)
sRGB
(0.788,0.847,0.286)
HEX8
#c9d849ff
CSS Name
Decimal
201216073

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
65%
Hue
66°
Chroma
70
Temperature
WarmCool
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