The Kindly Arch beneath Building

#cdc93b RGB(205,201,59)

About this color

The Kindly Arch beneath Building presents itself as a medium, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #cdc93b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#cdc93bRGB(205, 201, 59)

HSL 58° · 59% 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

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 Kindly Arch beneath Building
HEX
#cdc93b
RGB
rgb(205,201,59)
RGB%
rgb(80.4%,78.8%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(58,59%,52%)
HSV
hsv(58,71%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,71,20)
LAB
lab(79,-15,67)
LCH
lch(79,69,103)
sRGB
(0.804,0.788,0.231)
HEX8
#cdc93bff
CSS Name
Decimal
205201059

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
59%
Hue
58°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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