The Bluff without Tawny Reckoning

#fce51d RGB(252,229,29)

About this color

The Bluff without Tawny Reckoning reads as medium and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #fce51d, RGB(252, 229, 29).

#fce51dRGB(252, 229, 29)

HSL 54° · 97% saturation · 55% 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
The Bluff without Tawny Reckoning
HEX
#fce51d
RGB
rgb(252,229,29)
RGB%
rgb(98.8%,89.8%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(54,97%,55%)
HSV
hsv(54,88%,99%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,88,1)
LAB
lab(90,-10,86)
LCH
lch(90,87,97)
sRGB
(0.988,0.898,0.114)
HEX8
#fce51dff
CSS Name
Decimal
252229029

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
97%
Hue
54°
Chroma
87
Temperature
WarmCool
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