Stormy Brine before Hardening

#56503c RGB(86,80,60)

About this color

Stormy Brine before Hardening is rendered by screens as RGB(86, 80, 60) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#56503cRGB(86, 80, 60)

HSL 46° · 18% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Stormy Brine before Hardening
HEX
#56503c
RGB
rgb(86,80,60)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,31.4%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(46,18%,29%)
HSV
hsv(46,30%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,30,66)
LAB
lab(34,-1,13)
LCH
lch(34,13,94)
sRGB
(0.337,0.314,0.235)
HEX8
#56503cff
CSS Name
Decimal
086080060

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
18%
Hue
46°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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