The Piteous Burial under Brooding

#39392b RGB(57,57,43)

About this color

The Piteous Burial under Brooding is rendered by screens as RGB(57, 57, 43) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#39392bRGB(57, 57, 43)

HSL 60° · 14% saturation · 20% 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
The Piteous Burial under Brooding
HEX
#39392b
RGB
rgb(57,57,43)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,22.4%,16.9%)
HSL
hsl(60,14%,20%)
HSV
hsv(60,25%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,25,78)
LAB
lab(24,-3,9)
LCH
lch(24,9,108)
sRGB
(0.224,0.224,0.169)
HEX8
#39392bff
CSS Name
Decimal
057057043

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
14%
Hue
60°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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