The Basalt off Grimy Grieving

#695912 RGB(105,89,18)

About this color

The Basalt off Grimy Grieving is rendered by screens as RGB(105, 89, 18) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#695912RGB(105, 89, 18)

HSL 49° · 71% saturation · 24% 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 Basalt off Grimy Grieving
HEX
#695912
RGB
rgb(105,89,18)
RGB%
rgb(41.2%,34.9%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(49,71%,24%)
HSV
hsv(49,83%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,15,83,59)
LAB
lab(38,-1,40)
LCH
lch(38,40,91)
sRGB
(0.412,0.349,0.071)
HEX8
#695912ff
CSS Name
Decimal
105089018

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
71%
Hue
49°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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