Blind Carbon among Brooding

#26251c RGB(38,37,28)

About this color

Blind Carbon among Brooding is rendered by screens as RGB(38, 37, 28) — a deep, muted yellow hue.

#26251cRGB(38, 37, 28)

HSL 54° · 15% saturation · 13% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Blind Carbon among Brooding
HEX
#26251c
RGB
rgb(38,37,28)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,14.5%,11%)
HSL
hsl(54,15%,13%)
HSV
hsv(54,26%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,26,85)
LAB
lab(15,-1,6)
LCH
lch(15,6,99)
sRGB
(0.149,0.145,0.11)
HEX8
#26251cff
CSS Name
Decimal
038037028

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
15%
Hue
54°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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