Withered Basalt out the Stifling

#53501a RGB(83,80,26)

About this color

Withered Basalt out the Stifling presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #53501a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#53501aRGB(83, 80, 26)

HSL 57° · 52% 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
Withered Basalt out the Stifling
HEX
#53501a
RGB
rgb(83,80,26)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,31.4%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(57,52%,21%)
HSV
hsv(57,69%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,69,67)
LAB
lab(33,-7,31)
LCH
lch(33,32,103)
sRGB
(0.325,0.314,0.102)
HEX8
#53501aff
CSS Name
Decimal
083080026

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
52%
Hue
57°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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