Placid Border down the Plowing

#575a41 RGB(87,90,65)

About this color

Placid Border down the Plowing is rendered by screens as RGB(87, 90, 65) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#575a41RGB(87, 90, 65)

HSL 67° · 16% saturation · 30% 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
Placid Border down the Plowing
HEX
#575a41
RGB
rgb(87,90,65)
RGB%
rgb(34.1%,35.3%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(67,16%,30%)
HSV
hsv(67,28%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,28,65)
LAB
lab(37,-6,14)
LCH
lch(37,15,113)
sRGB
(0.341,0.353,0.255)
HEX8
#575a41ff
CSS Name
Decimal
087090065

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
16%
Hue
67°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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