Faltering Cairn until Forsaking

#313016 RGB(49,48,22)

About this color

Faltering Cairn until Forsaking is rendered by screens as RGB(49, 48, 22) — a deep, moderate yellow hue.

#313016RGB(49, 48, 22)

HSL 58° · 38% 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
Faltering Cairn until Forsaking
HEX
#313016
RGB
rgb(49,48,22)
RGB%
rgb(19.2%,18.8%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(58,38%,14%)
HSV
hsv(58,55%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,55,81)
LAB
lab(19,-4,17)
LCH
lch(19,17,103)
sRGB
(0.192,0.188,0.086)
HEX8
#313016ff
CSS Name
Decimal
049048022

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
38%
Hue
58°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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