Colour dictionary on Tartan Dictionary

Aqua

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Aqua · code LT · Human Palette · ref 32-04-202
sRGB #64D1D9 · OKLab L 0.800 a -0.093 b -0.037 · grid 32-04-202

The nearest named colour is Sky (Human Palette), 0.100 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.100
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.132
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.182
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.203
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Human Palette	0.203
`#DCBC32`	Lemon	LY	Human Palette	0.203

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Aubergine

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Aubergine · code DP · Human Palette · ref 12-05-325
sRGB #4B0B4F · OKLab L 0.301 a +0.103 b -0.071 · grid 12-05-325

Aubergine — a dark purple.

The nearest named colour is Maroon (Human Palette), 0.121 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.121
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.135
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.140
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.154
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.157
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.162

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Black

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Black · code K · Base Six · ref 00-00
sRGB #000000 · OKLab L 0.000 a +0.000 b +0.000 · grid 00-00

Black — the achromatic cap at the foot of the spine, the guard lines that frame most setts.

The nearest named colour is Black (Human Palette), 0.000 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#000000`	Black	K	Human Palette	0.000
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.303
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.304
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.305
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.309
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.316

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Black

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Black · code K · Human Palette · ref 00-00
sRGB #000000 · OKLab L 0.000 a +0.000 b +0.000 · grid 00-00

Black — one of the two earliest colour words in every language, and the guard line that frames most setts.

The nearest named colour is Black (Base Six), 0.000 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#000000`	Black	K	Base Six	0.000
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.303
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.304
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.305
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.309
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.316

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Blue

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Blue · code B · Base Six · ref 16-05-23
sRGB #2A418A · OKLab L 0.400 a -0.006 b -0.125 · grid 16-05-267

Blue — the cool base role and navy's parent, tartan's commonest deep ground after green.

The nearest named colour is Navy (Human Palette), 0.103 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.103
`#466CC8`	Blue	B	Human Palette	0.153
`#4B0B4F`	Aubergine	DP	Human Palette	0.157
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.157
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.160
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.196

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Blue

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Blue · code B · Human Palette · ref 22-06-265
sRGB #466CC8 · OKLab L 0.551 a -0.013 b -0.149 · grid 22-06-265

Blue — the fifth basic colour term, and tartan's commonest ground after green.

The nearest named colour is Teal (Human Palette), 0.115 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#00879F`	Teal	T	Human Palette	0.115
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.153
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.158
`#AA2DBD`	Purple	P	Human Palette	0.191
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.250
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.262

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Bottle

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Bottle · code DG · Human Palette · ref 12-03-152
sRGB #053819 · OKLab L 0.300 a -0.066 b +0.036 · grid 12-03-152

Bottle — a dark green, the deep green of much tartan ground.

The nearest named colour is Petrol (Human Palette), 0.052 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.052
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.074
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.094
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.146
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.153
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.193

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Brown

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Brown · code DO · Human Palette · ref 12-02-055
sRGB #412714 · OKLab L 0.301 a +0.028 b +0.041 · grid 12-02-055

Brown — the sixth Berlin & Kay basic, which sits as the dark rung of orange.

The nearest named colour is Olive (Human Palette), 0.023 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.023
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.059
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.093
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.094
`#4B0B4F`	Aubergine	DP	Human Palette	0.135
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.194

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Green

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Green · code G · Base Six · ref 17-06-15
sRGB #006100 · OKLab L 0.427 a -0.115 b +0.088 · grid 17-06-142

Green — the base role tartan grounds are most often woven in.

The nearest named colour is Green (Human Palette), 0.130 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#008B2A`	Green	G	Human Palette	0.130
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.146
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.162
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.171
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.177
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.181

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Green

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Green · code G · Human Palette · ref 22-07-147
sRGB #008B2A · OKLab L 0.554 a -0.141 b +0.095 · grid 22-07-147

Green — with navy and red, one of the three grounds tartan is mostly woven from.

The nearest named colour is Green (Base Six), 0.130 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.130
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.141
`#00879F`	Teal	T	Human Palette	0.167
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.178
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.207
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.248

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Grey

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Grey · code N · Human Palette · ref 20-00
sRGB #636363 · OKLab L 0.500 a +0.000 b +0.000 · grid 20-00

Grey — the mid point of the neutral spine between black and white; a late basic colour term.

The nearest named colour is Yellow (Human Palette), 0.124 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.124
`#00879F`	Teal	T	Human Palette	0.126
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.135
`#466CC8`	Blue	B	Human Palette	0.158
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.160
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.162

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Lemon

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Lemon · code LY · Human Palette · ref 32-06-095
sRGB #DCBC32 · OKLab L 0.800 a -0.014 b +0.150 · grid 32-06-095

Lemon — a light yellow.

The nearest named colour is Yellow (Base Six), 0.036 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.036
`#FF9C34`	Peach	LO	Human Palette	0.093
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.120
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.161
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.200
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.203

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Lilac

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Lilac · code LP · Human Palette · ref 32-04-331
sRGB #E4A6DB · OKLab L 0.800 a +0.088 b -0.048 · grid 32-04-331

Lilac — a light purple.

The nearest named colour is Sky (Human Palette), 0.082 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.082
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.097
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.182
`#FF9C34`	Peach	LO	Human Palette	0.191
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.203
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Human Palette	0.203

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Lime

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Lime · code LG · Human Palette · ref 32-06-142
sRGB #82D67A · OKLab L 0.801 a -0.119 b +0.092 · grid 32-06-142

Lime — a light green.

The nearest named colour is Lemon (Human Palette), 0.120 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#DCBC32`	Lemon	LY	Human Palette	0.120
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.132
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.146
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.189
`#FF9C34`	Peach	LO	Human Palette	0.202
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.231

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Magenta

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Magenta · code M · Human Palette · ref 22-09-354
sRGB #CA047B · OKLab L 0.550 a +0.224 b -0.025 · grid 22-09-354

The nearest named colour is Red (Human Palette), 0.123 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#D60020`	Red	R	Human Palette	0.123
`#AA2DBD`	Purple	P	Human Palette	0.123
`#CC0000`	Red	R	Base Six	0.137
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.205
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.231
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.263

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Maroon

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Maroon · code DR · Human Palette · ref 12-04-029
sRGB #55120C · OKLab L 0.300 a +0.086 b +0.049 · grid 12-04-029

Maroon — a dark red, the everyday word for the deep reds tartan reaches for.

The nearest named colour is Brown (Human Palette), 0.059 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.059
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.080
`#4B0B4F`	Aubergine	DP	Human Palette	0.121
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.148
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.153
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.220

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Navy

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Navy · code DB · Human Palette · ref 12-06-265
sRGB #082077 · OKLab L 0.300 a -0.013 b -0.149 · grid 12-06-265

Navy — a dark blue, the commonest deep ground in tartan.

The nearest named colour is Blue (Base Six), 0.103 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.103
`#4B0B4F`	Aubergine	DP	Human Palette	0.140
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.141
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.193
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.194
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.199

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Olive

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Olive · code DY · Human Palette · ref 12-02-083
sRGB #3A2B0D · OKLab L 0.300 a +0.007 b +0.049 · grid 12-02-083

Olive — a dark yellow.

The nearest named colour is Brown (Human Palette), 0.023 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.023
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.074
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.080
`#023535`	Petrol	DT	Human Palette	0.083
`#4B0B4F`	Aubergine	DP	Human Palette	0.154
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.181

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Orange

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Orange · code O · Human Palette · ref 22-05-058
sRGB #A65C11 · OKLab L 0.550 a +0.066 b +0.106 · grid 22-05-058

Orange — a late basic colour term; in tartan it shows mostly as the lighter face of brown.

The nearest named colour is Yellow (Human Palette), 0.067 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.067
`#CC0000`	Red	R	Base Six	0.126
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.135
`#D60020`	Red	R	Human Palette	0.137
`#CA047B`	Magenta	M	Human Palette	0.205
`#008B2A`	Green	G	Human Palette	0.207

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Peach

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Peach · code LO · Human Palette · ref 32-07-057
sRGB #FF9C34 · OKLab L 0.779 a +0.076 b +0.142 · grid 31-06-066

Peach — a light orange.

The nearest named colour is Yellow (Base Six), 0.092 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.092
`#DCBC32`	Lemon	LY	Human Palette	0.093
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.102
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.191
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.202
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.205

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Petrol

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Petrol · code DT · Human Palette · ref 12-02-194
sRGB #023535 · OKLab L 0.298 a -0.048 b -0.013 · grid 12-02-194

The nearest named colour is Bottle (Human Palette), 0.052 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#053819`	Bottle	DG	Human Palette	0.052
`#3A2B0D`	Olive	DY	Human Palette	0.083
`#412714`	Brown	DO	Human Palette	0.093
`#082077`	Navy	DB	Human Palette	0.141
`#55120C`	Maroon	DR	Human Palette	0.148
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.157

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Pink

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Pink · code LR · Human Palette · ref 32-05-023
sRGB #FF9C97 · OKLab L 0.793 a +0.110 b +0.047 · grid 32-05-023

Pink — a light red, and one of the eleven basic colour terms in its own right.

The nearest named colour is Lilac (Human Palette), 0.097 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.097
`#FF9C34`	Peach	LO	Human Palette	0.102
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.141
`#DCBC32`	Lemon	LY	Human Palette	0.161
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.166
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.219

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Purple

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Purple · code P · Human Palette · ref 22-09-322
sRGB #AA2DBD · OKLab L 0.550 a +0.178 b -0.139 · grid 22-09-322

Purple — a late basic term the loom rarely weaves, so it is named by a representative shade rather than by dye mass.

The nearest named colour is Magenta (Human Palette), 0.123 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#CA047B`	Magenta	M	Human Palette	0.123
`#466CC8`	Blue	B	Human Palette	0.191
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.231
`#D60020`	Red	R	Human Palette	0.237
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.237
`#CC0000`	Red	R	Base Six	0.246

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Red

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Red · code R · Base Six · ref 21-09-05
sRGB #CC0000 · OKLab L 0.531 a +0.190 b +0.106 · grid 21-09-032

Red — the warm base role, the first hue a language names after black and white, and the warp red at the heart of most tartans.

The nearest named colour is Red (Human Palette), 0.026 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#D60020`	Red	R	Human Palette	0.026
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.126
`#CA047B`	Magenta	M	Human Palette	0.137
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.192
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.220
`#AA2DBD`	Purple	P	Human Palette	0.246

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Red

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Red · code R · Human Palette · ref 22-09-025
sRGB #D60020 · OKLab L 0.552 a +0.202 b +0.096 · grid 22-09-025

Red — the first hue any language names after black and white, and tartan's commonest warm warp.

The nearest named colour is Red (Base Six), 0.026 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#CC0000`	Red	R	Base Six	0.026
`#CA047B`	Magenta	M	Human Palette	0.123
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.137
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.204
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.230
`#AA2DBD`	Purple	P	Human Palette	0.237

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Sky

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Sky · code LB · Human Palette · ref 32-02-277
sRGB #B5BBDE · OKLab L 0.799 a +0.007 b -0.049 · grid 32-02-277

Sky — a light blue.

The nearest named colour is Lilac (Human Palette), 0.082 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.082
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.100
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.141
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.184
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Human Palette	0.184
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.189

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Teal

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Teal · code T · Human Palette · ref 22-06-208
sRGB #00879F · OKLab L 0.574 a -0.082 b -0.060 · grid 23-04-216

The nearest named colour is Blue (Human Palette), 0.115 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#466CC8`	Blue	B	Human Palette	0.115
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.126
`#008B2A`	Green	G	Human Palette	0.167
`#8B6E00`	Yellow	Y	Human Palette	0.192
`#2A418A`	Blue	B	Base Six	0.201
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.212

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

White

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

White · code W · Base Six · ref 39-00
sRGB #F7F7F7 · OKLab L 0.976 a +0.000 b +0.000 · grid 39-00

White — the achromatic cap at the top of the spine, the un-dyed ground. With black, one of the two oldest colour words in any language.

The nearest named colour is White (Human Palette), 0.000 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Human Palette	0.000
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.184
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.203
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.203
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.219
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.226

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

White

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

White · code W · Human Palette · ref 39-00
sRGB #F7F7F7 · OKLab L 0.976 a +0.000 b +0.000 · grid 39-00

White — the lightest point of the neutral spine; with black, the oldest colour word.

The nearest named colour is White (Base Six), 0.000 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.000
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.184
`#E4A6DB`	Lilac	LP	Human Palette	0.203
`#64D1D9`	Aqua	LT	Human Palette	0.203
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.219
`#F2BF00`	Yellow	Y	Base Six	0.226

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Yellow

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Yellow · code Y · Base Six · ref 33-07-11
sRGB #F2BF00 · OKLab L 0.827 a +0.002 b +0.169 · grid 33-07-090

Yellow — the cultural sixth role: a thin accent line in many setts, intrinsically light so it reads as gold.

The nearest named colour is Lemon (Human Palette), 0.036 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#DCBC32`	Lemon	LY	Human Palette	0.036
`#FF9C34`	Peach	LO	Human Palette	0.092
`#82D67A`	Lime	LG	Human Palette	0.146
`#FF9C97`	Pink	LR	Human Palette	0.166
`#B5BBDE`	Sky	LB	Human Palette	0.220
`#F7F7F7`	White	W	Base Six	0.226

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius:

Yellow

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Yellow · code Y · Human Palette · ref 22-05-093
sRGB #8B6E00 · OKLab L 0.551 a -0.001 b +0.113 · grid 22-05-093

Yellow — intrinsically light, so even its mid rung reads as gold; the cultural sixth of the base palette.

The nearest named colour is Orange (Human Palette), 0.067 away in OKLab ΔE.

	Colour	Code	Palette	ΔE
`#A65C11`	Orange	O	Human Palette	0.067
`#636363`	Grey	N	Human Palette	0.124
`#008B2A`	Green	G	Human Palette	0.141
`#006100`	Green	G	Base Six	0.171
`#CC0000`	Red	R	Base Six	0.192
`#00879F`	Teal	T	Human Palette	0.192

Where it sits among the grid colours of its lightness level — the ringed dot, hue by angle, chroma by radius: