The Cave despite Airless Petrifying

#525142 RGB(82,81,66)

About this color

The Cave despite Airless Petrifying reads as dark and muted — a yellow tone recorded at #525142, RGB(82, 81, 66).

#525142RGB(82, 81, 66)

HSL 56° · 11% saturation · 29% 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 Cave despite Airless Petrifying
HEX
#525142
RGB
rgb(82,81,66)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,31.8%,25.9%)
HSL
hsl(56,11%,29%)
HSV
hsv(56,20%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,20,68)
LAB
lab(34,-3,9)
LCH
lch(34,9,108)
sRGB
(0.322,0.318,0.259)
HEX8
#525142ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082081066

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
11%
Hue
56°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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