What the Ominous Basalt before Brooding

#2c2a1f RGB(44,42,31)

About this color

What the Ominous Basalt before Brooding is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 42, 31) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#2c2a1fRGB(44, 42, 31)

HSL 51° · 17% 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 formats

Name
What the Ominous Basalt before Brooding
HEX
#2c2a1f
RGB
rgb(44,42,31)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,16.5%,12.2%)
HSL
hsl(51,17%,15%)
HSV
hsv(51,30%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,30,83)
LAB
lab(17,-1,8)
LCH
lch(17,8,97)
sRGB
(0.173,0.165,0.122)
HEX8
#2c2a1fff
CSS Name
Decimal
044042031

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
17%
Hue
51°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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