When the Layered Basin alongside Rolling

#e9e708 RGB(233,231,8)

About this color

When the Layered Basin alongside Rolling presents itself as a medium-dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #e9e708 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#e9e708RGB(233, 231, 8)

HSL 59° · 93% saturation · 47% 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 Layered Basin alongside Rolling
HEX
#e9e708
RGB
rgb(233,231,8)
RGB%
rgb(91.4%,90.6%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(59,93%,47%)
HSV
hsv(59,97%,91%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,97,9)
LAB
lab(89,-19,87)
LCH
lch(89,89,102)
sRGB
(0.914,0.906,0.031)
HEX8
#e9e708ff
CSS Name
Decimal
233231008

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
93%
Hue
59°
Chroma
89
Temperature
WarmCool
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