When Benighted Cave off Extinguishing

#3e3b2e RGB(62,59,46)

About this color

When Benighted Cave off Extinguishing is rendered by screens as RGB(62, 59, 46) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#3e3b2eRGB(62, 59, 46)

HSL 49° · 15% saturation · 21% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Benighted Cave off Extinguishing
HEX
#3e3b2e
RGB
rgb(62,59,46)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,23.1%,18%)
HSL
hsl(49,15%,21%)
HSV
hsv(49,26%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,26,76)
LAB
lab(25,-1,9)
LCH
lch(25,9,96)
sRGB
(0.243,0.231,0.18)
HEX8
#3e3b2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
062059046

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
15%
Hue
49°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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