The Ash through Grieving Blistering

#46340d RGB(70,52,13)

About this color

The Ash through Grieving Blistering is a vivid, dark orange tone, fixed at #46340d in the RGB color space.

#46340dRGB(70, 52, 13)

HSL 41° · 69% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color formats

Name
The Ash through Grieving Blistering
HEX
#46340d
RGB
rgb(70,52,13)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,20.4%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(41,69%,16%)
HSV
hsv(41,81%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,26,81,73)
LAB
lab(23,3,27)
LCH
lch(23,27,84)
sRGB
(0.275,0.204,0.051)
HEX8
#46340dff
CSS Name
Decimal
070052013

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
69%
Hue
41°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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