When Cold Ash with Bleeding

#5b4d0e RGB(91,77,14)

About this color

When Cold Ash with Bleeding occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5b4d0e — RGB(91, 77, 14).

#5b4d0eRGB(91, 77, 14)

HSL 49° · 73% saturation · 21% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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
When Cold Ash with Bleeding
HEX
#5b4d0e
RGB
rgb(91,77,14)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,30.2%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(49,73%,21%)
HSV
hsv(49,85%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,15,85,64)
LAB
lab(33,-1,37)
LCH
lch(33,37,92)
sRGB
(0.357,0.302,0.055)
HEX8
#5b4d0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
091077014

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
73%
Hue
49°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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