Plaintive Basalt past Plaguing

#282d06 RGB(40,45,6)

About this color

Plaintive Basalt past Plaguing occupies the deep, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #282d06 — RGB(40, 45, 6).

#282d06RGB(40, 45, 6)

HSL 68° · 76% saturation · 10% 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 formats

Name
Plaintive Basalt past Plaguing
HEX
#282d06
RGB
rgb(40,45,6)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,17.6%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(68,76%,10%)
HSV
hsv(68,87%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(11,0,87,82)
LAB
lab(17,-9,22)
LCH
lch(17,24,112)
sRGB
(0.157,0.176,0.024)
HEX8
#282d06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040045006

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
76%
Hue
68°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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