Cheerless Basalt underneath Waning

#4b5506 RGB(75,85,6)

About this color

Cheerless Basalt underneath Waning is a intense, dark yellow tone, fixed at #4b5506 in the RGB color space.

#4b5506RGB(75, 85, 6)

HSL 68° · 87% saturation · 18% lightness

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Psychology

Golden yellows suggest abundance, craftsmanship, and a certain timeless authority.

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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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, yellow's complementary is violet — a pairing that feels both surprising and resolved. For a softer approach, yellows work well with warm greys, natural linens, and ochres.

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Color formats

Name
Cheerless Basalt underneath Waning
HEX
#4b5506
RGB
rgb(75,85,6)
RGB%
rgb(29.4%,33.3%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(68,87%,18%)
HSV
hsv(68,93%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,93,67)
LAB
lab(34,-14,39)
LCH
lch(34,41,110)
sRGB
(0.294,0.333,0.024)
HEX8
#4b5506ff
CSS Name
Decimal
075085006

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
87%
Hue
68°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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