The Cavern beneath Dreadful Draining

#49481d RGB(73,72,29)

About this color

The Cavern beneath Dreadful Draining is rendered by screens as RGB(73, 72, 29) — a dark, moderate yellow hue.

#49481dRGB(73, 72, 29)

HSL 59° · 43% saturation · 20% 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
The Cavern beneath Dreadful Draining
HEX
#49481d
RGB
rgb(73,72,29)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,28.2%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(59,43%,20%)
HSV
hsv(59,60%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,60,71)
LAB
lab(30,-6,26)
LCH
lch(30,27,103)
sRGB
(0.286,0.282,0.114)
HEX8
#49481dff
CSS Name
Decimal
073072029

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
43%
Hue
59°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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