Mild Brook outside Ripening

#ffec46 RGB(255,236,70)

About this color

Mild Brook outside Ripening is a intense, medium yellow tone, fixed at #ffec46 in the RGB color space.

#ffec46RGB(255, 236, 70)

HSL 54° · 100% saturation · 64% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Mild Brook outside Ripening
HEX
#ffec46
RGB
rgb(255,236,70)
RGB%
rgb(100%,92.5%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(54,100%,64%)
HSV
hsv(54,73%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,73,0)
LAB
lab(92,-11,78)
LCH
lch(92,79,98)
sRGB
(1,0.925,0.275)
HEX8
#ffec46ff
CSS Name
Decimal
255236070

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
100%
Hue
54°
Chroma
79
Temperature
WarmCool
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