When Rusted Basalt throughout Besieging

#48472e RGB(72,71,46)

About this color

When Rusted Basalt throughout Besieging is rendered by screens as RGB(72, 71, 46) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#48472eRGB(72, 71, 46)

HSL 58° · 22% saturation · 23% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Rusted Basalt throughout Besieging
HEX
#48472e
RGB
rgb(72,71,46)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,27.8%,18%)
HSL
hsl(58,22%,23%)
HSV
hsv(58,36%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,36,72)
LAB
lab(30,-4,15)
LCH
lch(30,16,105)
sRGB
(0.282,0.278,0.18)
HEX8
#48472eff
CSS Name
Decimal
072071046

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
22%
Hue
58°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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