When Olive Bog upon Spreading

#eecc0e RGB(238,204,14)

About this color

When Olive Bog upon Spreading is a intense, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #eecc0e in the RGB color space.

#eecc0eRGB(238, 204, 14)

HSL 51° · 89% saturation · 49% lightness

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Psychology

Mid yellow is simultaneously cheerful and attention-grabbing — used where things need to be noticed.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark yellow is comfortable 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color formats

Name
When Olive Bog upon Spreading
HEX
#eecc0e
RGB
rgb(238,204,14)
RGB%
rgb(93.3%,80%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,89%,49%)
HSV
hsv(51,94%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,94,7)
LAB
lab(83,-3,82)
LCH
lch(83,82,92)
sRGB
(0.933,0.8,0.055)
HEX8
#eecc0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
238204014

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
89%
Hue
51°
Chroma
82
Temperature
WarmCool
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