The Grounded Border by Forming

#d6c36b RGB(214,195,107)

About this color

The Grounded Border by Forming presents itself as a medium, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #d6c36b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#d6c36bRGB(214, 195, 107)

HSL 49° · 57% saturation · 63% 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 Grounded Border by Forming
HEX
#d6c36b
RGB
rgb(214,195,107)
RGB%
rgb(83.9%,76.5%,42%)
HSL
hsl(49,57%,63%)
HSV
hsv(49,50%,84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,50,16)
LAB
lab(79,-5,46)
LCH
lch(79,46,96)
sRGB
(0.839,0.765,0.42)
HEX8
#d6c36bff
CSS Name
Decimal
214195107

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
57%
Hue
49°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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