Piteous Ash until the Unmaking

#3c3d31 RGB(60,61,49)

About this color

Piteous Ash until the Unmaking presents itself as a dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #3c3d31 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#3c3d31RGB(60, 61, 49)

HSL 65° · 11% saturation · 22% 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
Piteous Ash until the Unmaking
HEX
#3c3d31
RGB
rgb(60,61,49)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,23.9%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(65,11%,22%)
HSV
hsv(65,20%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,20,76)
LAB
lab(25,-3,7)
LCH
lch(25,8,113)
sRGB
(0.235,0.239,0.192)
HEX8
#3c3d31ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060061049

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
11%
Hue
65°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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