When Airless Basalt beside Suffocating

#3e381e RGB(62,56,30)

About this color

When Airless Basalt beside Suffocating is a moderate, dark yellow tone, fixed at #3e381e in the RGB color space.

#3e381eRGB(62, 56, 30)

HSL 49° · 35% saturation · 18% lightness

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Psychology

Golden yellows suggest abundance, craftsmanship, and a certain timeless authority.

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History

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Airless Basalt beside Suffocating
HEX
#3e381e
RGB
rgb(62,56,30)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,22%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(49,35%,18%)
HSV
hsv(49,52%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,10,52,76)
LAB
lab(23,-2,17)
LCH
lch(23,17,97)
sRGB
(0.243,0.22,0.118)
HEX8
#3e381eff
CSS Name
Decimal
062056030

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
35%
Hue
49°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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