Sensible Basin circa Setting

#626446 RGB(98,100,70)

About this color

Sensible Basin circa Setting is rendered by screens as RGB(98, 100, 70) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#626446RGB(98, 100, 70)

HSL 64° · 18% saturation · 33% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Sensible Basin circa Setting
HEX
#626446
RGB
rgb(98,100,70)
RGB%
rgb(38.4%,39.2%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(64,18%,33%)
HSV
hsv(64,30%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,30,61)
LAB
lab(41,-6,17)
LCH
lch(41,18,109)
sRGB
(0.384,0.392,0.275)
HEX8
#626446ff
CSS Name
Decimal
098100070

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
18%
Hue
64°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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