Bleak Basalt for Rending

#565006 RGB(86,80,6)

About this color

Bleak Basalt for Rending is rendered by screens as RGB(86, 80, 6) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#565006RGB(86, 80, 6)

HSL 55° · 87% saturation · 18% 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
Bleak Basalt for Rending
HEX
#565006
RGB
rgb(86,80,6)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,31.4%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(55,87%,18%)
HSV
hsv(55,93%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,93,66)
LAB
lab(33,-6,39)
LCH
lch(33,39,99)
sRGB
(0.337,0.314,0.024)
HEX8
#565006ff
CSS Name
Decimal
086080006

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
87%
Hue
55°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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