Sandy Bay beneath Forging

#cad336 RGB(202,211,54)

About this color

Sandy Bay beneath Forging occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #cad336 — RGB(202, 211, 54).

#cad336RGB(202, 211, 54)

HSL 63° · 64% saturation · 52% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Sandy Bay beneath Forging
HEX
#cad336
RGB
rgb(202,211,54)
RGB%
rgb(79.2%,82.7%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(63,64%,52%)
HSV
hsv(63,74%,83%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,74,17)
LAB
lab(82,-21,71)
LCH
lch(82,74,106)
sRGB
(0.792,0.827,0.212)
HEX8
#cad336ff
CSS Name
Decimal
202211054

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
64%
Hue
63°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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