What Soft Bay from Casting

#cde124 RGB(205,225,36)

About this color

What Soft Bay from Casting reads as medium and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #cde124, RGB(205, 225, 36).

#cde124RGB(205, 225, 36)

HSL 66° · 76% saturation · 51% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Soft Bay from Casting
HEX
#cde124
RGB
rgb(205,225,36)
RGB%
rgb(80.4%,88.2%,14.1%)
HSL
hsl(66,76%,51%)
HSV
hsv(66,84%,88%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,84,12)
LAB
lab(85,-27,80)
LCH
lch(85,84,109)
sRGB
(0.804,0.882,0.141)
HEX8
#cde124ff
CSS Name
Decimal
205225036

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
76%
Hue
66°
Chroma
84
Temperature
WarmCool
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