When Hardy Basin Against Rounding

#f3ef2e RGB(243,239,46)

About this color

When Hardy Basin Against Rounding is a intense, medium yellow tone, fixed at #f3ef2e in the RGB color space.

#f3ef2eRGB(243, 239, 46)

HSL 59° · 89% saturation · 57% 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 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 Hardy Basin Against Rounding
HEX
#f3ef2e
RGB
rgb(243,239,46)
RGB%
rgb(95.3%,93.7%,18%)
HSL
hsl(59,89%,57%)
HSV
hsv(59,81%,95%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,81,5)
LAB
lab(92,-18,84)
LCH
lch(92,86,102)
sRGB
(0.953,0.937,0.18)
HEX8
#f3ef2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
243239046

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
89%
Hue
59°
Chroma
86
Temperature
WarmCool
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