When the Sunless Basalt down Rusting

#343428 RGB(52,52,40)

About this color

When the Sunless Basalt down Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(52, 52, 40) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#343428RGB(52, 52, 40)

HSL 60° · 13% saturation · 18% 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
When the Sunless Basalt down Rusting
HEX
#343428
RGB
rgb(52,52,40)
RGB%
rgb(20.4%,20.4%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(60,13%,18%)
HSV
hsv(60,23%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,23,80)
LAB
lab(21,-3,8)
LCH
lch(21,9,111)
sRGB
(0.204,0.204,0.157)
HEX8
#343428ff
CSS Name
Decimal
052052040

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
13%
Hue
60°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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