Ashen Carbon down the Suffocating

#57440a RGB(87,68,10)

About this color

Ashen Carbon down the Suffocating presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #57440a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#57440aRGB(87, 68, 10)

HSL 45° · 79% saturation · 19% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Ashen Carbon down the Suffocating
HEX
#57440a
RGB
rgb(87,68,10)
RGB%
rgb(34.1%,26.7%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(45,79%,19%)
HSV
hsv(45,89%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,22,89,66)
LAB
lab(30,2,35)
LCH
lch(30,35,87)
sRGB
(0.341,0.267,0.039)
HEX8
#57440aff
CSS Name
Decimal
087068010

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
79%
Hue
45°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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