Practical Basin upon Returning

#e5e366 RGB(229,227,102)

About this color

Practical Basin upon Returning reads as light and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #e5e366, RGB(229, 227, 102).

#e5e366RGB(229, 227, 102)

HSL 59° · 71% saturation · 65% 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
Practical Basin upon Returning
HEX
#e5e366
RGB
rgb(229,227,102)
RGB%
rgb(89.8%,89%,40%)
HSL
hsl(59,71%,65%)
HSV
hsv(59,55%,90%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,55,10)
LAB
lab(88,-15,60)
LCH
lch(88,62,104)
sRGB
(0.898,0.89,0.4)
HEX8
#e5e366ff
CSS Name
Decimal
229227102

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
71%
Hue
59°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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