Decayed Bedrock via Fettering

#6b5b16 RGB(107,91,22)

About this color

Decayed Bedrock via Fettering reads as dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #6b5b16, RGB(107, 91, 22).

#6b5b16RGB(107, 91, 22)

HSL 49° · 66% saturation · 25% 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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

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
Decayed Bedrock via Fettering
HEX
#6b5b16
RGB
rgb(107,91,22)
RGB%
rgb(42%,35.7%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(49,66%,25%)
HSV
hsv(49,79%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,15,79,58)
LAB
lab(39,-1,40)
LCH
lch(39,40,91)
sRGB
(0.42,0.357,0.086)
HEX8
#6b5b16ff
CSS Name
Decimal
107091022

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
66%
Hue
49°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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