When Hoary Boulder beneath Blighting

#383723 RGB(56,55,35)

About this color

When Hoary Boulder beneath Blighting is rendered by screens as RGB(56, 55, 35) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#383723RGB(56, 55, 35)

HSL 57° · 23% 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 Hoary Boulder beneath Blighting
HEX
#383723
RGB
rgb(56,55,35)
RGB%
rgb(22%,21.6%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(57,23%,18%)
HSV
hsv(57,37%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,38,78)
LAB
lab(23,-3,13)
LCH
lch(23,13,103)
sRGB
(0.22,0.216,0.137)
HEX8
#383723ff
CSS Name
Decimal
056055035

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
23%
Hue
57°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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