The Recollected Border behind Seeding

#d8a120 RGB(216,161,32)

About this color

The Recollected Border behind Seeding presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid orange shade, sitting at #d8a120 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#d8a120RGB(216, 161, 32)

HSL 42° · 74% saturation · 49% lightness

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Psychology

Orange is the colour of creativity and enthusiasm — stimulating without the urgency of red.

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History

Orange as a distinct colour concept arrived in European languages relatively late — named after the fruit rather than the other way around.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this orange 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, pair this orange with deep teal for bold contrast, or with warm sand and burnt umber for a palette that feels natural and grounded.

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Color formats

Name
The Recollected Border behind Seeding
HEX
#d8a120
RGB
rgb(216,161,32)
RGB%
rgb(84.7%,63.1%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(42,74%,49%)
HSV
hsv(42,85%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,25,85,15)
LAB
lab(70,10,68)
LCH
lch(70,69,82)
sRGB
(0.847,0.631,0.125)
HEX8
#d8a120ff
CSS Name
Decimal
216161032

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
74%
Hue
42°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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