When Mellowed Brook into Grounding

#78743e RGB(120,116,62)

About this color

When Mellowed Brook into Grounding is rendered by screens as RGB(120, 116, 62) — a medium-dark, moderate yellow hue.

#78743eRGB(120, 116, 62)

HSL 56° · 32% saturation · 36% 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
When Mellowed Brook into Grounding
HEX
#78743e
RGB
rgb(120,116,62)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,45.5%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(56,32%,36%)
HSV
hsv(56,48%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,48,53)
LAB
lab(48,-7,30)
LCH
lch(48,31,103)
sRGB
(0.471,0.455,0.243)
HEX8
#78743eff
CSS Name
Decimal
120116062

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
32%
Hue
56°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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