Practical Basin Inside the Weighing

#70662a RGB(112,102,42)

About this color

Practical Basin Inside the Weighing reads as dark and moderate — a yellow tone recorded at #70662a, RGB(112, 102, 42).

#70662aRGB(112, 102, 42)

HSL 51° · 45% saturation · 30% 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
Practical Basin Inside the Weighing
HEX
#70662a
RGB
rgb(112,102,42)
RGB%
rgb(43.9%,40%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,45%,30%)
HSV
hsv(51,63%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,63,56)
LAB
lab(43,-4,35)
LCH
lch(43,35,97)
sRGB
(0.439,0.4,0.165)
HEX8
#70662aff
CSS Name
Decimal
112102042

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
45%
Hue
51°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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