What the Cavern up Charred Stifling

#515219 RGB(81,82,25)

About this color

What the Cavern up Charred Stifling presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #515219 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#515219RGB(81, 82, 25)

HSL 61° · 53% 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
What the Cavern up Charred Stifling
HEX
#515219
RGB
rgb(81,82,25)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,32.2%,9.8%)
HSL
hsl(61,53%,21%)
HSV
hsv(61,70%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,70,68)
LAB
lab(34,-9,32)
LCH
lch(34,33,106)
sRGB
(0.318,0.322,0.098)
HEX8
#515219ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081082025

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
53%
Hue
61°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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