What Decayed Ash atop Grieving

#393424 RGB(57,52,36)

About this color

What Decayed Ash atop Grieving reads as dark and muted — a yellow tone recorded at #393424, RGB(57, 52, 36).

#393424RGB(57, 52, 36)

HSL 46° · 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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What Decayed Ash atop Grieving
HEX
#393424
RGB
rgb(57,52,36)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,20.4%,14.1%)
HSL
hsl(46,23%,18%)
HSV
hsv(46,37%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,37,78)
LAB
lab(22,-1,11)
LCH
lch(22,11,95)
sRGB
(0.224,0.204,0.141)
HEX8
#393424ff
CSS Name
Decimal
057052036

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
23%
Hue
46°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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