When Glacial Ash before Chilling

#2a2923 RGB(42,41,35)

About this color

When Glacial Ash before Chilling is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 41, 35) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#2a2923RGB(42, 41, 35)

HSL 51° · 9% saturation · 15% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Glacial Ash before Chilling
HEX
#2a2923
RGB
rgb(42,41,35)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,16.1%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(51,9%,15%)
HSV
hsv(51,17%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,17,84)
LAB
lab(17,-1,4)
LCH
lch(17,4,104)
sRGB
(0.165,0.161,0.137)
HEX8
#2a2923ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042041035

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
9%
Hue
51°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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