Dusky Bedrock before the Aching

#2f270a RGB(47,39,10)

About this color

Dusky Bedrock before the Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(47, 39, 10) — a deep, vivid yellow hue.

#2f270aRGB(47, 39, 10)

HSL 47° · 65% 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
Dusky Bedrock before the Aching
HEX
#2f270a
RGB
rgb(47,39,10)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,15.3%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(47,65%,11%)
HSV
hsv(47,79%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,17,79,82)
LAB
lab(16,-1,19)
LCH
lch(16,19,93)
sRGB
(0.184,0.153,0.039)
HEX8
#2f270aff
CSS Name
Decimal
047039010

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
65%
Hue
47°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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