The Blended Brook into Reaching

#c9d84b RGB(201,216,75)

About this color

The Blended Brook into Reaching is a vivid, medium yellow tone, fixed at #c9d84b in the RGB color space.

#c9d84bRGB(201, 216, 75)

HSL 66° · 64% 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 formats

Name
The Blended Brook into Reaching
HEX
#c9d84b
RGB
rgb(201,216,75)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,84.7%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(66,64%,57%)
HSV
hsv(66,65%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,65,15)
LAB
lab(83,-23,65)
LCH
lch(83,69,109)
sRGB
(0.788,0.847,0.294)
HEX8
#c9d84bff
CSS Name
Decimal
201216075

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
64%
Hue
66°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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