Brooding Cave beyond the Smoldering

#666701 RGB(102,103,1)

About this color

Brooding Cave beyond the Smoldering presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #666701 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#666701RGB(102, 103, 1)

HSL 61° · 98% saturation · 20% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Brooding Cave beyond the Smoldering
HEX
#666701
RGB
rgb(102,103,1)
RGB%
rgb(40%,40.4%,0.4%)
HSL
hsl(61,98%,20%)
HSV
hsv(61,99%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,99,60)
LAB
lab(42,-12,48)
LCH
lch(42,49,104)
sRGB
(0.4,0.404,0.004)
HEX8
#666701ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102103001

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
98%
Hue
61°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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