When Sunless Basalt toward Crumbling

#70641e RGB(112,100,30)

About this color

When Sunless Basalt toward Crumbling presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #70641e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#70641eRGB(112, 100, 30)

HSL 51° · 58% 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

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
When Sunless Basalt toward Crumbling
HEX
#70641e
RGB
rgb(112,100,30)
RGB%
rgb(43.9%,39.2%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(51,58%,28%)
HSV
hsv(51,73%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,11,73,56)
LAB
lab(42,-4,40)
LCH
lch(42,40,96)
sRGB
(0.439,0.392,0.118)
HEX8
#70641eff
CSS Name
Decimal
112100030

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
58%
Hue
51°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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