Faltering Abyss underneath Crushing

#51532c RGB(81,83,44)

About this color

Faltering Abyss underneath Crushing is rendered by screens as RGB(81, 83, 44) — a dark, moderate yellow hue.

#51532cRGB(81, 83, 44)

HSL 63° · 31% saturation · 25% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Faltering Abyss underneath Crushing
HEX
#51532c
RGB
rgb(81,83,44)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,32.5%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(63,31%,25%)
HSV
hsv(63,47%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,47,67)
LAB
lab(34,-7,23)
LCH
lch(34,24,107)
sRGB
(0.318,0.325,0.173)
HEX8
#51532cff
CSS Name
Decimal
081083044

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
31%
Hue
63°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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