The Brooding Cairn beyond Fading

#525010 RGB(82,80,16)

About this color

The Brooding Cairn beyond Fading occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #525010 — RGB(82, 80, 16).

#525010RGB(82, 80, 16)

HSL 58° · 67% saturation · 19% 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
The Brooding Cairn beyond Fading
HEX
#525010
RGB
rgb(82,80,16)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,31.4%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(58,67%,19%)
HSV
hsv(58,80%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,80,68)
LAB
lab(33,-8,35)
LCH
lch(33,36,103)
sRGB
(0.322,0.314,0.063)
HEX8
#525010ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082080016

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
67%
Hue
58°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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