What the Basalt beside Dejected Brooding

#3a3709 RGB(58,55,9)

About this color

What the Basalt beside Dejected Brooding presents itself as a deep, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #3a3709 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#3a3709RGB(58, 55, 9)

HSL 56° · 73% 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

In practical terms, a deep 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 formats

Name
What the Basalt beside Dejected Brooding
HEX
#3a3709
RGB
rgb(58,55,9)
RGB%
rgb(22.7%,21.6%,3.5%)
HSL
hsl(56,73%,13%)
HSV
hsv(56,84%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,84,77)
LAB
lab(22,-5,27)
LCH
lch(22,27,100)
sRGB
(0.227,0.216,0.035)
HEX8
#3a3709ff
CSS Name
Decimal
058055009

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
73%
Hue
56°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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