The Cairn off Brooding Scorching

#666522 RGB(102,101,34)

About this color

The Cairn off Brooding Scorching is rendered by screens as RGB(102, 101, 34) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#666522RGB(102, 101, 34)

HSL 59° · 50% 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
The Cairn off Brooding Scorching
HEX
#666522
RGB
rgb(102,101,34)
RGB%
rgb(40%,39.6%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(59,50%,27%)
HSV
hsv(59,67%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,67,60)
LAB
lab(42,-9,37)
LCH
lch(42,38,104)
sRGB
(0.4,0.396,0.133)
HEX8
#666522ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102101034

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
50%
Hue
59°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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