The Deep Brine in Chilling

#74741b RGB(116,116,27)

About this color

The Deep Brine in Chilling is rendered by screens as RGB(116, 116, 27) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#74741bRGB(116, 116, 27)

HSL 60° · 62% 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 Deep Brine in Chilling
HEX
#74741b
RGB
rgb(116,116,27)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,45.5%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(60,62%,28%)
HSV
hsv(60,77%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,77,55)
LAB
lab(47,-11,46)
LCH
lch(47,47,103)
sRGB
(0.455,0.455,0.106)
HEX8
#74741bff
CSS Name
Decimal
116116027

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
62%
Hue
60°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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