Cold Char above Stagnating

#3b3f06 RGB(59,63,6)

About this color

Cold Char above Stagnating is rendered by screens as RGB(59, 63, 6) — a deep, intense yellow hue.

#3b3f06RGB(59, 63, 6)

HSL 64° · 83% saturation · 14% 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 formats

Name
Cold Char above Stagnating
HEX
#3b3f06
RGB
rgb(59,63,6)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,24.7%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(64,83%,14%)
HSV
hsv(64,90%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,90,75)
LAB
lab(25,-10,31)
LCH
lch(25,33,108)
sRGB
(0.231,0.247,0.024)
HEX8
#3b3f06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059063006

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
83%
Hue
64°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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