When the Rough Border up Toiling

#e2b708 RGB(226,183,8)

About this color

When the Rough Border up Toiling presents itself as a medium-dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #e2b708 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#e2b708RGB(226, 183, 8)

HSL 48° · 93% saturation · 46% 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
When the Rough Border up Toiling
HEX
#e2b708
RGB
rgb(226,183,8)
RGB%
rgb(88.6%,71.8%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(48,93%,46%)
HSV
hsv(48,96%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,19,96,11)
LAB
lab(76,2,77)
LCH
lch(76,77,89)
sRGB
(0.886,0.718,0.031)
HEX8
#e2b708ff
CSS Name
Decimal
226183008

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
93%
Hue
48°
Chroma
77
Temperature
WarmCool
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