The Cairn for Waning Dissolving

#20480d RGB(32,72,13)

About this color

The Cairn for Waning Dissolving is a vivid, dark green tone, fixed at #20480d in the RGB color space.

#20480dRGB(32, 72, 13)

HSL 101° · 69% saturation · 17% 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
The Cairn for Waning Dissolving
HEX
#20480d
RGB
rgb(32,72,13)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,28.2%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(101,69%,17%)
HSV
hsv(101,82%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,0,82,72)
LAB
lab(27,-26,29)
LCH
lch(27,39,132)
sRGB
(0.125,0.282,0.051)
HEX8
#20480dff
CSS Name
Decimal
032072013

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
69%
Hue
101°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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