When Rancid Cairn outside Bemoaning

#2a280e RGB(42,40,14)

About this color

When Rancid Cairn outside Bemoaning occupies the deep, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2a280e — RGB(42, 40, 14).

#2a280eRGB(42, 40, 14)

HSL 56° · 50% saturation · 11% 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
When Rancid Cairn outside Bemoaning
HEX
#2a280e
RGB
rgb(42,40,14)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,15.7%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(56,50%,11%)
HSV
hsv(56,67%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,67,84)
LAB
lab(16,-4,17)
LCH
lch(16,17,103)
sRGB
(0.165,0.157,0.055)
HEX8
#2a280eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042040014

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
50%
Hue
56°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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