When Brooding Carbon into Shrinking

#5b512e RGB(91,81,46)

About this color

When Brooding Carbon into Shrinking is rendered by screens as RGB(91, 81, 46) — a dark, moderate yellow hue.

#5b512eRGB(91, 81, 46)

HSL 47° · 33% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Brooding Carbon into Shrinking
HEX
#5b512e
RGB
rgb(91,81,46)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,31.8%,18%)
HSL
hsl(47,33%,27%)
HSV
hsv(47,49%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,49,64)
LAB
lab(35,-1,22)
LCH
lch(35,22,93)
sRGB
(0.357,0.318,0.18)
HEX8
#5b512eff
CSS Name
Decimal
091081046

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
33%
Hue
47°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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