The Alcove without Forthright Spreading

#b9cb2d RGB(185,203,45)

About this color

The Alcove without Forthright Spreading occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b9cb2d — RGB(185, 203, 45).

#b9cb2dRGB(185, 203, 45)

HSL 67° · 64% saturation · 49% 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 Alcove without Forthright Spreading
HEX
#b9cb2d
RGB
rgb(185,203,45)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,79.6%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(67,64%,49%)
HSV
hsv(67,78%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,0,78,20)
LAB
lab(78,-25,70)
LCH
lch(78,74,110)
sRGB
(0.725,0.796,0.176)
HEX8
#b9cb2dff
CSS Name
Decimal
185203045

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
64%
Hue
67°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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