What the Carbon until Piteous Grinding

#474109 RGB(71,65,9)

About this color

What the Carbon until Piteous Grinding presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #474109 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#474109RGB(71, 65, 9)

HSL 54° · 78% saturation · 16% 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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What the Carbon until Piteous Grinding
HEX
#474109
RGB
rgb(71,65,9)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,25.5%,3.5%)
HSL
hsl(54,78%,16%)
HSV
hsv(54,87%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,87,72)
LAB
lab(27,-5,32)
LCH
lch(27,32,99)
sRGB
(0.278,0.255,0.035)
HEX8
#474109ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071065009

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
78%
Hue
54°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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