When Corroded Boulder along Blistering

#6d5e0e RGB(109,94,14)

About this color

When Corroded Boulder along Blistering is rendered by screens as RGB(109, 94, 14) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#6d5e0eRGB(109, 94, 14)

HSL 51° · 77% saturation · 24% 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
When Corroded Boulder along Blistering
HEX
#6d5e0e
RGB
rgb(109,94,14)
RGB%
rgb(42.7%,36.9%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,77%,24%)
HSV
hsv(51,87%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,87,57)
LAB
lab(40,-3,43)
LCH
lch(40,43,94)
sRGB
(0.427,0.369,0.055)
HEX8
#6d5e0eff
CSS Name
Decimal
109094014

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
77%
Hue
51°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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