When Buried Carbon before Rusting

#34350e RGB(52,53,14)

About this color

When Buried Carbon before Rusting occupies the deep, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #34350e — RGB(52, 53, 14).

#34350eRGB(52, 53, 14)

HSL 62° · 58% saturation · 13% 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
When Buried Carbon before Rusting
HEX
#34350e
RGB
rgb(52,53,14)
RGB%
rgb(20.4%,20.8%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(62,58%,13%)
HSV
hsv(62,74%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,74,79)
LAB
lab(21,-7,24)
LCH
lch(21,25,106)
sRGB
(0.204,0.208,0.055)
HEX8
#34350eff
CSS Name
Decimal
052053014

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
58%
Hue
62°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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