Muted Basalt into Stifling

#6c741c RGB(108,116,28)

About this color

Muted Basalt into Stifling is rendered by screens as RGB(108, 116, 28) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#6c741cRGB(108, 116, 28)

HSL 65° · 61% 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

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
Muted Basalt into Stifling
HEX
#6c741c
RGB
rgb(108,116,28)
RGB%
rgb(42.4%,45.5%,11%)
HSL
hsl(65,61%,28%)
HSV
hsv(65,76%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,76,55)
LAB
lab(47,-15,45)
LCH
lch(47,47,108)
sRGB
(0.424,0.455,0.11)
HEX8
#6c741cff
CSS Name
Decimal
108116028

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
61%
Hue
65°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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