Brooding Char on the Sundering

#696c1a RGB(105,108,26)

About this color

Brooding Char on the Sundering presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #696c1a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#696c1aRGB(105, 108, 26)

HSL 62° · 61% saturation · 26% 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 Char on the Sundering
HEX
#696c1a
RGB
rgb(105,108,26)
RGB%
rgb(41.2%,42.4%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(62,61%,26%)
HSV
hsv(62,76%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,76,58)
LAB
lab(44,-12,43)
LCH
lch(44,45,106)
sRGB
(0.412,0.424,0.102)
HEX8
#696c1aff
CSS Name
Decimal
105108026

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
61%
Hue
62°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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