Tarnished Cave outside Petrifying

#39392c RGB(57,57,44)

About this color

Tarnished Cave outside Petrifying presents itself as a dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #39392c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#39392cRGB(57, 57, 44)

HSL 60° · 13% 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

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
Tarnished Cave outside Petrifying
HEX
#39392c
RGB
rgb(57,57,44)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,22.4%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(60,13%,20%)
HSV
hsv(60,23%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,23,78)
LAB
lab(24,-3,8)
LCH
lch(24,9,111)
sRGB
(0.224,0.224,0.173)
HEX8
#39392cff
CSS Name
Decimal
057057044

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
13%
Hue
60°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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