Harsh Ash before Extinguishing

#323306 RGB(50,51,6)

About this color

Harsh Ash before Extinguishing is rendered by screens as RGB(50, 51, 6) — a deep, intense yellow hue.

#323306RGB(50, 51, 6)

HSL 61° · 79% 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
Harsh Ash before Extinguishing
HEX
#323306
RGB
rgb(50,51,6)
RGB%
rgb(19.6%,20%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(61,79%,11%)
HSV
hsv(61,88%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,88,80)
LAB
lab(20,-7,26)
LCH
lch(20,27,105)
sRGB
(0.196,0.2,0.024)
HEX8
#323306ff
CSS Name
Decimal
050051006

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
79%
Hue
61°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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