Ghastly Burial before Burning

#2b281c RGB(43,40,28)

About this color

Ghastly Burial before Burning is rendered by screens as RGB(43, 40, 28) — a deep, muted yellow hue.

#2b281cRGB(43, 40, 28)

HSL 48° · 21% saturation · 14% 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
Ghastly Burial before Burning
HEX
#2b281c
RGB
rgb(43,40,28)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,15.7%,11%)
HSL
hsl(48,21%,14%)
HSV
hsv(48,35%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,35,83)
LAB
lab(16,-1,8)
LCH
lch(16,8,97)
sRGB
(0.169,0.157,0.11)
HEX8
#2b281cff
CSS Name
Decimal
043040028

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
21%
Hue
48°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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