The Carbon amidst Joyless Eroding

#3c340d RGB(60,52,13)

About this color

The Carbon amidst Joyless Eroding presents itself as a deep, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #3c340d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#3c340dRGB(60, 52, 13)

HSL 50° · 64% 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

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
The Carbon amidst Joyless Eroding
HEX
#3c340d
RGB
rgb(60,52,13)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,20.4%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(50,64%,14%)
HSV
hsv(50,78%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,13,78,76)
LAB
lab(22,-2,25)
LCH
lch(22,25,95)
sRGB
(0.235,0.204,0.051)
HEX8
#3c340dff
CSS Name
Decimal
060052013

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
64%
Hue
50°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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