Grieving Cave down the Quelling

#656721 RGB(101,103,33)

About this color

Grieving Cave down the Quelling occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #656721 — RGB(101, 103, 33).

#656721RGB(101, 103, 33)

HSL 62° · 51% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Grieving Cave down the Quelling
HEX
#656721
RGB
rgb(101,103,33)
RGB%
rgb(39.6%,40.4%,12.9%)
HSL
hsl(62,51%,27%)
HSV
hsv(62,68%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,0,68,60)
LAB
lab(42,-11,38)
LCH
lch(42,40,106)
sRGB
(0.396,0.404,0.129)
HEX8
#656721ff
CSS Name
Decimal
101103033

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
51%
Hue
62°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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