When Ruinous Cave with Devouring

#494c13 RGB(73,76,19)

About this color

When Ruinous Cave with Devouring presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #494c13 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#494c13RGB(73, 76, 19)

HSL 63° · 60% 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

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
When Ruinous Cave with Devouring
HEX
#494c13
RGB
rgb(73,76,19)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,29.8%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(63,60%,19%)
HSV
hsv(63,75%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,75,70)
LAB
lab(31,-10,32)
LCH
lch(31,34,107)
sRGB
(0.286,0.298,0.075)
HEX8
#494c13ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073076019

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
60%
Hue
63°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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