The Brine beyond Piteous Howling

#2f2f0d RGB(47,47,13)

About this color

The Brine beyond Piteous Howling is rendered by screens as RGB(47, 47, 13) — a deep, vivid yellow hue.

#2f2f0dRGB(47, 47, 13)

HSL 60° · 57% saturation · 12% 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
The Brine beyond Piteous Howling
HEX
#2f2f0d
RGB
rgb(47,47,13)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,18.4%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(60,57%,12%)
HSV
hsv(60,72%,18%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,72,82)
LAB
lab(19,-6,21)
LCH
lch(19,22,106)
sRGB
(0.184,0.184,0.051)
HEX8
#2f2f0dff
CSS Name
Decimal
047047013

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
57%
Hue
60°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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