The Ravaged Burial up Brooding

#5a5c1b RGB(90,92,27)

About this color

The Ravaged Burial up Brooding presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #5a5c1b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#5a5c1bRGB(90, 92, 27)

HSL 62° · 55% 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

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
The Ravaged Burial up Brooding
HEX
#5a5c1b
RGB
rgb(90,92,27)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,36.1%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(62,55%,23%)
HSV
hsv(62,71%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,71,64)
LAB
lab(38,-10,36)
LCH
lch(38,37,106)
sRGB
(0.353,0.361,0.106)
HEX8
#5a5c1bff
CSS Name
Decimal
090092027

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
55%
Hue
62°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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