What the Cavern after Plaintive Burning

#102a09 RGB(16,42,9)

About this color

What the Cavern after Plaintive Burning carries its coordinates at #102a09: a deep green with vivid saturation.

#102a09RGB(16, 42, 9)

HSL 107° · 65% saturation · 10% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
What the Cavern after Plaintive Burning
HEX
#102a09
RGB
rgb(16,42,9)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,16.5%,3.5%)
HSL
hsl(107,65%,10%)
HSV
hsv(107,79%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,0,79,84)
LAB
lab(14,-18,17)
LCH
lch(14,25,137)
sRGB
(0.063,0.165,0.035)
HEX8
#102a09ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016042009

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
65%
Hue
107°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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