The Practical Atoll for the Arching

#cca825 RGB(204,168,37)

About this color

The Practical Atoll for the Arching occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #cca825 — RGB(204, 168, 37).

#cca825RGB(204, 168, 37)

HSL 47° · 69% 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

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 formats

Name
The Practical Atoll for the Arching
HEX
#cca825
RGB
rgb(204,168,37)
RGB%
rgb(80%,65.9%,14.5%)
HSL
hsl(47,69%,47%)
HSV
hsv(47,82%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,82,20)
LAB
lab(70,1,66)
LCH
lch(70,66,89)
sRGB
(0.8,0.659,0.145)
HEX8
#cca825ff
CSS Name
Decimal
204168037

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
69%
Hue
47°
Chroma
66
Temperature
WarmCool
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