The Arch from Equable Steadying

#cac172 RGB(202,193,114)

About this color

The Arch from Equable Steadying presents itself as a medium, moderate yellow shade, sitting at #cac172 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#cac172RGB(202, 193, 114)

HSL 54° · 45% saturation · 62% 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
The Arch from Equable Steadying
HEX
#cac172
RGB
rgb(202,193,114)
RGB%
rgb(79.2%,75.7%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(54,45%,62%)
HSV
hsv(54,44%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,44,21)
LAB
lab(77,-8,41)
LCH
lch(77,42,101)
sRGB
(0.792,0.757,0.447)
HEX8
#cac172ff
CSS Name
Decimal
202193114

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
45%
Hue
54°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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