Harsh Cairn out Harrowing

#4e541c RGB(78,84,28)

About this color

Harsh Cairn out Harrowing is rendered by screens as RGB(78, 84, 28) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#4e541cRGB(78, 84, 28)

HSL 66° · 50% saturation · 22% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
Harsh Cairn out Harrowing
HEX
#4e541c
RGB
rgb(78,84,28)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,32.9%,11%)
HSL
hsl(66,50%,22%)
HSV
hsv(66,67%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,67,67)
LAB
lab(34,-11,31)
LCH
lch(34,33,110)
sRGB
(0.306,0.329,0.11)
HEX8
#4e541cff
CSS Name
Decimal
078084028

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
50%
Hue
66°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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