The Wise Brook by Tilling

#ffd040 RGB(255,208,64)

About this color

The Wise Brook by Tilling occupies the medium, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ffd040 — RGB(255, 208, 64).

#ffd040RGB(255, 208, 64)

HSL 45° · 100% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
The Wise Brook by Tilling
HEX
#ffd040
RGB
rgb(255,208,64)
RGB%
rgb(100%,81.6%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(45,100%,63%)
HSV
hsv(45,75%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,75,0)
LAB
lab(85,3,73)
LCH
lch(85,73,88)
sRGB
(1,0.816,0.251)
HEX8
#ffd040ff
CSS Name
Decimal
255208064

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
100%
Hue
45°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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