The Border between Dependable Holding

#6e6e5d RGB(110,110,93)

About this color

The Border between Dependable Holding is a muted, medium-dark yellow tone, fixed at #6e6e5d in the RGB color space.

#6e6e5dRGB(110, 110, 93)

HSL 60° · 8% saturation · 40% 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-dark 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 formats

Name
The Border between Dependable Holding
HEX
#6e6e5d
RGB
rgb(110,110,93)
RGB%
rgb(43.1%,43.1%,36.5%)
HSL
hsl(60,8%,40%)
HSV
hsv(60,15%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,15,57)
LAB
lab(46,-3,10)
LCH
lch(46,10,107)
sRGB
(0.431,0.431,0.365)
HEX8
#6e6e5dff
CSS Name
Decimal
110110093

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
8%
Hue
60°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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