The Umbral Basalt underneath Faltering

#78771b RGB(120,119,27)

About this color

The Umbral Basalt underneath Faltering is rendered by screens as RGB(120, 119, 27) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#78771bRGB(120, 119, 27)

HSL 59° · 63% saturation · 29% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Umbral Basalt underneath Faltering
HEX
#78771b
RGB
rgb(120,119,27)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,46.7%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(59,63%,29%)
HSV
hsv(59,78%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,78,53)
LAB
lab(49,-11,47)
LCH
lch(49,48,103)
sRGB
(0.471,0.467,0.106)
HEX8
#78771bff
CSS Name
Decimal
120119027

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
63%
Hue
59°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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