When Plaintive Burial beyond Tormenting

#2d281e RGB(45,40,30)

About this color

When Plaintive Burial beyond Tormenting is a muted, dark orange tone, fixed at #2d281e in the RGB color space.

#2d281eRGB(45, 40, 30)

HSL 40° · 20% saturation · 15% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Plaintive Burial beyond Tormenting
HEX
#2d281e
RGB
rgb(45,40,30)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,15.7%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(40,20%,15%)
HSV
hsv(40,33%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,33,82)
LAB
lab(16,0,7)
LCH
lch(16,7,90)
sRGB
(0.176,0.157,0.118)
HEX8
#2d281eff
CSS Name
Decimal
045040030

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
20%
Hue
40°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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