What the Basalt before Bereft Wracking

#5a5719 RGB(90,87,25)

About this color

What the Basalt before Bereft Wracking presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #5a5719 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#5a5719RGB(90, 87, 25)

HSL 57° · 57% saturation · 23% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
What the Basalt before Bereft Wracking
HEX
#5a5719
RGB
rgb(90,87,25)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,34.1%,9.8%)
HSL
hsl(57,57%,23%)
HSV
hsv(57,72%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,72,65)
LAB
lab(36,-7,35)
LCH
lch(36,36,101)
sRGB
(0.353,0.341,0.098)
HEX8
#5a5719ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090087025

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
57%
Hue
57°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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