When Mourning Boulder behind Yielding

#5d5e0e RGB(93,94,14)

About this color

When Mourning Boulder behind Yielding presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #5d5e0e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#5d5e0eRGB(93, 94, 14)

HSL 61° · 74% 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

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
When Mourning Boulder behind Yielding
HEX
#5d5e0e
RGB
rgb(93,94,14)
RGB%
rgb(36.5%,36.9%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(61,74%,21%)
HSV
hsv(61,85%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,85,63)
LAB
lab(38,-10,42)
LCH
lch(38,43,103)
sRGB
(0.365,0.369,0.055)
HEX8
#5d5e0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
093094014

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
74%
Hue
61°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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