Subtle Bay down Centering

#c7cd46 RGB(199,205,70)

About this color

Subtle Bay down Centering occupies the medium, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c7cd46 — RGB(199, 205, 70).

#c7cd46RGB(199, 205, 70)

HSL 63° · 57% saturation · 54% 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
Subtle Bay down Centering
HEX
#c7cd46
RGB
rgb(199,205,70)
RGB%
rgb(78%,80.4%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(63,57%,54%)
HSV
hsv(63,66%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,66,20)
LAB
lab(80,-19,64)
LCH
lch(80,67,107)
sRGB
(0.78,0.804,0.275)
HEX8
#c7cd46ff
CSS Name
Decimal
199205070

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
57%
Hue
63°
Chroma
67
Temperature
WarmCool
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