Mellow Basin for the Plowing

#f9f74a RGB(249,247,74)

About this color

Mellow Basin for the Plowing reads as medium and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #f9f74a, RGB(249, 247, 74).

#f9f74aRGB(249, 247, 74)

HSL 59° · 94% saturation · 63% 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
Mellow Basin for the Plowing
HEX
#f9f74a
RGB
rgb(249,247,74)
RGB%
rgb(97.6%,96.9%,29%)
HSL
hsl(59,94%,63%)
HSV
hsv(59,70%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,70,2)
LAB
lab(95,-19,78)
LCH
lch(95,80,104)
sRGB
(0.976,0.969,0.29)
HEX8
#f9f74aff
CSS Name
Decimal
249247074

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
94%
Hue
59°
Chroma
80
Temperature
WarmCool
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