When the Grey Cavern up Tarnishing

#515018 RGB(81,80,24)

About this color

When the Grey Cavern up Tarnishing presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #515018 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#515018RGB(81, 80, 24)

HSL 59° · 54% saturation · 21% 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
When the Grey Cavern up Tarnishing
HEX
#515018
RGB
rgb(81,80,24)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,31.4%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(59,54%,21%)
HSV
hsv(59,70%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,70,68)
LAB
lab(33,-8,32)
LCH
lch(33,33,104)
sRGB
(0.318,0.314,0.094)
HEX8
#515018ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081080024

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
54%
Hue
59°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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