Mired Basalt through Smothering

#161306 RGB(22,19,6)

About this color

Mired Basalt through Smothering is rendered by screens as RGB(22, 19, 6) — a deep, vivid yellow hue.

#161306RGB(22, 19, 6)

HSL 49° · 57% saturation · 5% lightness

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Psychology

Dark yellows — ochres and golds — have carried associations of wealth, harvest, and endurance across centuries.

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History

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as 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

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 formats

Name
Mired Basalt through Smothering
HEX
#161306
RGB
rgb(22,19,6)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,7.5%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(49,57%,5%)
HSV
hsv(49,73%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,73,91)
LAB
lab(6,-1,6)
LCH
lch(6,6,99)
sRGB
(0.086,0.075,0.024)
HEX8
#161306ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022019006

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Color info

Lightness
5%
Saturation
57%
Hue
49°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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