The Mellow Bluff on the Bending

#e1e255 RGB(225,226,85)

About this color

The Mellow Bluff on the Bending occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #e1e255 — RGB(225, 226, 85).

#e1e255RGB(225, 226, 85)

HSL 60° · 71% saturation · 61% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Mellow Bluff on the Bending
HEX
#e1e255
RGB
rgb(225,226,85)
RGB%
rgb(88.2%,88.6%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(60,71%,61%)
HSV
hsv(60,62%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,62,11)
LAB
lab(88,-18,66)
LCH
lch(88,68,105)
sRGB
(0.882,0.886,0.333)
HEX8
#e1e255ff
CSS Name
Decimal
225226085

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
71%
Hue
60°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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