When Distant Bay underneath Kindling

#e5c12e RGB(229,193,46)

About this color

When Distant Bay underneath Kindling reads as medium and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #e5c12e, RGB(229, 193, 46).

#e5c12eRGB(229, 193, 46)

HSL 48° · 78% saturation · 54% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Distant Bay underneath Kindling
HEX
#e5c12e
RGB
rgb(229,193,46)
RGB%
rgb(89.8%,75.7%,18%)
HSL
hsl(48,78%,54%)
HSV
hsv(48,80%,90%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,16,80,10)
LAB
lab(79,-1,72)
LCH
lch(79,72,91)
sRGB
(0.898,0.757,0.18)
HEX8
#e5c12eff
CSS Name
Decimal
229193046

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
78%
Hue
48°
Chroma
72
Temperature
WarmCool
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