Lamenting Ash behind Rending

#56541c RGB(86,84,28)

About this color

Lamenting Ash behind Rending presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #56541c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#56541cRGB(86, 84, 28)

HSL 58° · 51% saturation · 22% 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
Lamenting Ash behind Rending
HEX
#56541c
RGB
rgb(86,84,28)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,32.9%,11%)
HSL
hsl(58,51%,22%)
HSV
hsv(58,67%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,67,66)
LAB
lab(35,-7,32)
LCH
lch(35,33,102)
sRGB
(0.337,0.329,0.11)
HEX8
#56541cff
CSS Name
Decimal
086084028

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
51%
Hue
58°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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