Tarnished Basalt despite Shrinking

#585016 RGB(88,80,22)

About this color

Tarnished Basalt despite Shrinking is rendered by screens as RGB(88, 80, 22) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#585016RGB(88, 80, 22)

HSL 53° · 60% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Tarnished Basalt despite Shrinking
HEX
#585016
RGB
rgb(88,80,22)
RGB%
rgb(34.5%,31.4%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(53,60%,22%)
HSV
hsv(53,75%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,75,65)
LAB
lab(34,-4,34)
LCH
lch(34,34,97)
sRGB
(0.345,0.314,0.086)
HEX8
#585016ff
CSS Name
Decimal
088080022

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
60%
Hue
53°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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