Cheerless Cave beneath Splintering

#5b4806 RGB(91,72,6)

About this color

Cheerless Cave beneath Splintering presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #5b4806 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#5b4806RGB(91, 72, 6)

HSL 47° · 88% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Cheerless Cave beneath Splintering
HEX
#5b4806
RGB
rgb(91,72,6)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,28.2%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(47,88%,19%)
HSV
hsv(47,93%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,21,93,64)
LAB
lab(32,1,38)
LCH
lch(32,38,88)
sRGB
(0.357,0.282,0.024)
HEX8
#5b4806ff
CSS Name
Decimal
091072006

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
88%
Hue
47°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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