When the Cracked Basalt throughout Eroding

#231708 RGB(35,23,8)

About this color

When the Cracked Basalt throughout Eroding is a vivid, deep orange tone, fixed at #231708 in the RGB color space.

#231708RGB(35, 23, 8)

HSL 33° · 63% saturation · 8% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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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 orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color formats

Name
When the Cracked Basalt throughout Eroding
HEX
#231708
RGB
rgb(35,23,8)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,9%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(33,63%,8%)
HSV
hsv(33,77%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,34,77,86)
LAB
lab(9,4,10)
LCH
lch(9,11,68)
sRGB
(0.137,0.09,0.031)
HEX8
#231708ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035023008

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
63%
Hue
33°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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