Brooding Basalt Around Quaking

#4b4416 RGB(75,68,22)

About this color

Brooding Basalt Around Quaking presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #4b4416 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#4b4416RGB(75, 68, 22)

HSL 52° · 55% 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
Brooding Basalt Around Quaking
HEX
#4b4416
RGB
rgb(75,68,22)
RGB%
rgb(29.4%,26.7%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(52,55%,19%)
HSV
hsv(52,71%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,71,71)
LAB
lab(29,-4,28)
LCH
lch(29,28,98)
sRGB
(0.294,0.267,0.086)
HEX8
#4b4416ff
CSS Name
Decimal
075068022

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
55%
Hue
52°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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