Enduring Basin up the Winding

#f4ed2a RGB(244,237,42)

About this color

Enduring Basin up the Winding reads as medium and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #f4ed2a, RGB(244, 237, 42).

#f4ed2aRGB(244, 237, 42)

HSL 58° · 90% saturation · 56% 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
Enduring Basin up the Winding
HEX
#f4ed2a
RGB
rgb(244,237,42)
RGB%
rgb(95.7%,92.9%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(58,90%,56%)
HSV
hsv(58,83%,96%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,83,4)
LAB
lab(92,-17,85)
LCH
lch(92,87,101)
sRGB
(0.957,0.929,0.165)
HEX8
#f4ed2aff
CSS Name
Decimal
244237042

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
90%
Hue
58°
Chroma
87
Temperature
WarmCool
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