What Sunken Basalt by Dissolving

#585014 RGB(88,80,20)

About this color

What Sunken Basalt by Dissolving occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #585014 — RGB(88, 80, 20).

#585014RGB(88, 80, 20)

HSL 53° · 63% saturation · 21% 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 formats

Name
What Sunken Basalt by Dissolving
HEX
#585014
RGB
rgb(88,80,20)
RGB%
rgb(34.5%,31.4%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(53,63%,21%)
HSV
hsv(53,77%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,77,65)
LAB
lab(34,-4,35)
LCH
lch(34,35,97)
sRGB
(0.345,0.314,0.078)
HEX8
#585014ff
CSS Name
Decimal
088080020

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
63%
Hue
53°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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