The Cairn along Blighted Rusting

#514602 RGB(81,70,2)

About this color

The Cairn along Blighted Rusting presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #514602 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#514602RGB(81, 70, 2)

HSL 52° · 95% saturation · 16% 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
The Cairn along Blighted Rusting
HEX
#514602
RGB
rgb(81,70,2)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,27.5%,0.8%)
HSL
hsl(52,95%,16%)
HSV
hsv(52,98%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,98,68)
LAB
lab(30,-3,38)
LCH
lch(30,38,95)
sRGB
(0.318,0.275,0.008)
HEX8
#514602ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081070002

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
95%
Hue
52°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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