Hellish Bedrock between the Suffering

#48440a RGB(72,68,10)

About this color

Hellish Bedrock between the Suffering reads as dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #48440a, RGB(72, 68, 10).

#48440aRGB(72, 68, 10)

HSL 56° · 76% 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
Hellish Bedrock between the Suffering
HEX
#48440a
RGB
rgb(72,68,10)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,26.7%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(56,76%,16%)
HSV
hsv(56,86%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,6,86,72)
LAB
lab(28,-6,33)
LCH
lch(28,34,100)
sRGB
(0.282,0.267,0.039)
HEX8
#48440aff
CSS Name
Decimal
072068010

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
76%
Hue
56°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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