The Bay before Anchored Passing

#cdba22 RGB(205,186,34)

About this color

The Bay before Anchored Passing presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #cdba22 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#cdba22RGB(205, 186, 34)

HSL 53° · 72% 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

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 Bay before Anchored Passing
HEX
#cdba22
RGB
rgb(205,186,34)
RGB%
rgb(80.4%,72.9%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(53,72%,47%)
HSV
hsv(53,83%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,83,20)
LAB
lab(75,-8,71)
LCH
lch(75,71,96)
sRGB
(0.804,0.729,0.133)
HEX8
#cdba22ff
CSS Name
Decimal
205186034

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
72%
Hue
53°
Chroma
71
Temperature
WarmCool
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