Sunless Cavern throughout Extinguishing

#565606 RGB(86,86,6)

About this color

Sunless Cavern throughout Extinguishing reads as dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #565606, RGB(86, 86, 6).

#565606RGB(86, 86, 6)

HSL 60° · 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

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
Sunless Cavern throughout Extinguishing
HEX
#565606
RGB
rgb(86,86,6)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,33.7%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(60,87%,18%)
HSV
hsv(60,93%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,93,66)
LAB
lab(35,-10,41)
LCH
lch(35,42,104)
sRGB
(0.337,0.337,0.024)
HEX8
#565606ff
CSS Name
Decimal
086086006

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
87%
Hue
60°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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