Stifled Bedrock via Dissolving

#5a5016 RGB(90,80,22)

About this color

Stifled Bedrock via Dissolving reads as dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #5a5016, RGB(90, 80, 22).

#5a5016RGB(90, 80, 22)

HSL 51° · 61% 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

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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

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
Stifled Bedrock via Dissolving
HEX
#5a5016
RGB
rgb(90,80,22)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,31.4%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(51,61%,22%)
HSV
hsv(51,76%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,76,65)
LAB
lab(34,-3,34)
LCH
lch(34,34,95)
sRGB
(0.353,0.314,0.086)
HEX8
#5a5016ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090080022

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
61%
Hue
51°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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