When Worldly Basin by Cradling

#696d3e RGB(105,109,62)

About this color

When Worldly Basin by Cradling is rendered by screens as RGB(105, 109, 62) — a dark, moderate yellow hue.

#696d3eRGB(105, 109, 62)

HSL 65° · 27% saturation · 34% 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
When Worldly Basin by Cradling
HEX
#696d3e
RGB
rgb(105,109,62)
RGB%
rgb(41.2%,42.7%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(65,27%,34%)
HSV
hsv(65,43%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,43,57)
LAB
lab(45,-9,26)
LCH
lch(45,28,109)
sRGB
(0.412,0.427,0.243)
HEX8
#696d3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
105109062

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
27%
Hue
65°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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