When Bare Cairn into Unmaking

#4a432e RGB(74,67,46)

About this color

When Bare Cairn into Unmaking presents itself as a dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #4a432e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#4a432eRGB(74, 67, 46)

HSL 45° · 23% saturation · 24% 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 Bare Cairn into Unmaking
HEX
#4a432e
RGB
rgb(74,67,46)
RGB%
rgb(29%,26.3%,18%)
HSL
hsl(45,23%,24%)
HSV
hsv(45,38%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,38,71)
LAB
lab(29,-1,14)
LCH
lch(29,14,94)
sRGB
(0.29,0.263,0.18)
HEX8
#4a432eff
CSS Name
Decimal
074067046

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
23%
Hue
45°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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