When the Weathered Cave Inside Dissolving

#494318 RGB(73,67,24)

About this color

When the Weathered Cave Inside Dissolving presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #494318 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#494318RGB(73, 67, 24)

HSL 53° · 51% saturation · 19% 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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

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
When the Weathered Cave Inside Dissolving
HEX
#494318
RGB
rgb(73,67,24)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,26.3%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(53,51%,19%)
HSV
hsv(53,67%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,67,71)
LAB
lab(28,-4,26)
LCH
lch(28,26,99)
sRGB
(0.286,0.263,0.094)
HEX8
#494318ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073067024

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
51%
Hue
53°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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