What Crumbling Carbon out Rusting

#464e04 RGB(70,78,4)

About this color

What Crumbling Carbon out Rusting settles into a dark yellow territory with a intense quality that feels warm — captured at #464e04, RGB(70, 78, 4).

#464e04RGB(70, 78, 4)

HSL 66° · 90% saturation · 16% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 formats

Name
What Crumbling Carbon out Rusting
HEX
#464e04
RGB
rgb(70,78,4)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,30.6%,1.6%)
HSL
hsl(66,90%,16%)
HSV
hsv(66,95%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,0,95,69)
LAB
lab(31,-13,38)
LCH
lch(31,40,109)
sRGB
(0.275,0.306,0.016)
HEX8
#464e04ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070078004

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
90%
Hue
66°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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