The Ash unto Shadowy Devouring

#6c711d RGB(108,113,29)

About this color

The Ash unto Shadowy Devouring is rendered by screens as RGB(108, 113, 29) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#6c711dRGB(108, 113, 29)

HSL 64° · 59% saturation · 28% 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 formats

Name
The Ash unto Shadowy Devouring
HEX
#6c711d
RGB
rgb(108,113,29)
RGB%
rgb(42.4%,44.3%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(64,59%,28%)
HSV
hsv(64,74%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,74,56)
LAB
lab(46,-13,43)
LCH
lch(46,45,107)
sRGB
(0.424,0.443,0.114)
HEX8
#6c711dff
CSS Name
Decimal
108113029

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
59%
Hue
64°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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