When the Wounded Basalt upon Sinking

#5a4a38 RGB(90,74,56)

About this color

When the Wounded Basalt upon Sinking is a muted, dark orange tone, fixed at #5a4a38 in the RGB color space.

#5a4a38RGB(90, 74, 56)

HSL 32° · 23% saturation · 29% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Wounded Basalt upon Sinking
HEX
#5a4a38
RGB
rgb(90,74,56)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,29%,22%)
HSL
hsl(32,23%,29%)
HSV
hsv(32,38%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,38,65)
LAB
lab(33,4,13)
LCH
lch(33,14,73)
sRGB
(0.353,0.29,0.22)
HEX8
#5a4a38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090074056

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
23%
Hue
32°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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