When Ancient Cairn beyond Ebbing

#53553e RGB(83,85,62)

About this color

When Ancient Cairn beyond Ebbing presents itself as a dark, muted yellow shade, sitting at #53553e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#53553eRGB(83, 85, 62)

HSL 65° · 16% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Ancient Cairn beyond Ebbing
HEX
#53553e
RGB
rgb(83,85,62)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,33.3%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(65,16%,29%)
HSV
hsv(65,27%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,27,67)
LAB
lab(35,-5,13)
LCH
lch(35,14,111)
sRGB
(0.325,0.333,0.243)
HEX8
#53553eff
CSS Name
Decimal
083085062

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
16%
Hue
65°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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