What Thick Bluff between Bracing

#cca824 RGB(204,168,36)

About this color

What Thick Bluff between Bracing reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #cca824, RGB(204, 168, 36).

#cca824RGB(204, 168, 36)

HSL 47° · 70% saturation · 47% 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

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this yellow is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
What Thick Bluff between Bracing
HEX
#cca824
RGB
rgb(204,168,36)
RGB%
rgb(80%,65.9%,14.1%)
HSL
hsl(47,70%,47%)
HSV
hsv(47,82%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,82,20)
LAB
lab(70,1,67)
LCH
lch(70,67,89)
sRGB
(0.8,0.659,0.141)
HEX8
#cca824ff
CSS Name
Decimal
204168036

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
70%
Hue
47°
Chroma
67
Temperature
WarmCool
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