When Stormy Ash before Blistering

#494113 RGB(73,65,19)

About this color

When Stormy Ash before Blistering is rendered by screens as RGB(73, 65, 19) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#494113RGB(73, 65, 19)

HSL 51° · 59% saturation · 18% 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 Stormy Ash before Blistering
HEX
#494113
RGB
rgb(73,65,19)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,25.5%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,59%,18%)
HSV
hsv(51,74%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,74,71)
LAB
lab(27,-3,28)
LCH
lch(27,28,96)
sRGB
(0.286,0.255,0.075)
HEX8
#494113ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073065019

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
59%
Hue
51°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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