When Burnt Carbon Against Brooding

#4d2d13 RGB(77,45,19)

About this color

When Burnt Carbon Against Brooding is a vivid, dark orange tone, fixed at #4d2d13 in the RGB color space.

#4d2d13RGB(77, 45, 19)

HSL 27° · 60% saturation · 19% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Burnt Carbon Against Brooding
HEX
#4d2d13
RGB
rgb(77,45,19)
RGB%
rgb(30.2%,17.6%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(27,60%,19%)
HSV
hsv(27,75%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,42,75,70)
LAB
lab(22,12,23)
LCH
lch(22,26,62)
sRGB
(0.302,0.176,0.075)
HEX8
#4d2d13ff
CSS Name
Decimal
077045019

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
60%
Hue
27°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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