When Heavyhearted Basalt until Bleakening

#473a0e RGB(71,58,14)

About this color

When Heavyhearted Basalt until Bleakening is rendered by screens as RGB(71, 58, 14) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#473a0eRGB(71, 58, 14)

HSL 46° · 67% saturation · 17% 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

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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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 formats

Name
When Heavyhearted Basalt until Bleakening
HEX
#473a0e
RGB
rgb(71,58,14)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,22.7%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(46,67%,17%)
HSV
hsv(46,80%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,80,72)
LAB
lab(25,0,28)
LCH
lch(25,28,90)
sRGB
(0.278,0.227,0.055)
HEX8
#473a0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
071058014

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
67%
Hue
46°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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