The Cave beneath Ancient Faltering

#5a5f02 RGB(90,95,2)

About this color

The Cave beneath Ancient Faltering is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 95, 2) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#5a5f02RGB(90, 95, 2)

HSL 63° · 96% saturation · 19% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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
The Cave beneath Ancient Faltering
HEX
#5a5f02
RGB
rgb(90,95,2)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,37.3%,0.8%)
HSL
hsl(63,96%,19%)
HSV
hsv(63,98%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,98,63)
LAB
lab(38,-13,45)
LCH
lch(38,47,106)
sRGB
(0.353,0.373,0.008)
HEX8
#5a5f02ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090095002

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
96%
Hue
63°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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