The Basin circa Solid Knotting

#ddc952 RGB(221,201,82)

About this color

The Basin circa Solid Knotting occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ddc952 — RGB(221, 201, 82).

#ddc952RGB(221, 201, 82)

HSL 51° · 67% saturation · 59% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Basin circa Solid Knotting
HEX
#ddc952
RGB
rgb(221,201,82)
RGB%
rgb(86.7%,78.8%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(51,67%,59%)
HSV
hsv(51,63%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,63,13)
LAB
lab(81,-7,60)
LCH
lch(81,60,97)
sRGB
(0.867,0.788,0.322)
HEX8
#ddc952ff
CSS Name
Decimal
221201082

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
67%
Hue
51°
Chroma
60
Temperature
WarmCool
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