Salted Acre opposite Forming

#68664c RGB(104,102,76)

About this color

Salted Acre opposite Forming occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #68664c — RGB(104, 102, 76).

#68664cRGB(104, 102, 76)

HSL 56° · 16% saturation · 35% 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
Salted Acre opposite Forming
HEX
#68664c
RGB
rgb(104,102,76)
RGB%
rgb(40.8%,40%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(56,16%,35%)
HSV
hsv(56,27%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,2,27,59)
LAB
lab(43,-4,15)
LCH
lch(43,16,105)
sRGB
(0.408,0.4,0.298)
HEX8
#68664cff
CSS Name
Decimal
104102076

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
16%
Hue
56°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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