When Sorrowful Basalt between Shrinking

#5f6b1e RGB(95,107,30)

About this color

When Sorrowful Basalt between Shrinking occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5f6b1e — RGB(95, 107, 30).

#5f6b1eRGB(95, 107, 30)

HSL 69° · 56% 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

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
When Sorrowful Basalt between Shrinking
HEX
#5f6b1e
RGB
rgb(95,107,30)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,42%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(69,56%,27%)
HSV
hsv(69,72%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(11,0,72,58)
LAB
lab(43,-16,40)
LCH
lch(43,43,112)
sRGB
(0.373,0.42,0.118)
HEX8
#5f6b1eff
CSS Name
Decimal
095107030

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
56%
Hue
69°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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