Drained Brine throughout Defiling

#605c16 RGB(96,92,22)

About this color

Drained Brine throughout Defiling presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #605c16 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#605c16RGB(96, 92, 22)

HSL 57° · 63% saturation · 23% 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
Drained Brine throughout Defiling
HEX
#605c16
RGB
rgb(96,92,22)
RGB%
rgb(37.6%,36.1%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(57,63%,23%)
HSV
hsv(57,77%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,77,62)
LAB
lab(38,-7,38)
LCH
lch(38,39,100)
sRGB
(0.376,0.361,0.086)
HEX8
#605c16ff
CSS Name
Decimal
096092022

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
63%
Hue
57°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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