Cold Cairn beside Sapping

#78771c RGB(120,119,28)

About this color

Cold Cairn beside Sapping presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #78771c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#78771cRGB(120, 119, 28)

HSL 59° · 62% 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

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
Cold Cairn beside Sapping
HEX
#78771c
RGB
rgb(120,119,28)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,46.7%,11%)
HSL
hsl(59,62%,29%)
HSV
hsv(59,77%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,77,53)
LAB
lab(49,-11,47)
LCH
lch(49,48,103)
sRGB
(0.471,0.467,0.11)
HEX8
#78771cff
CSS Name
Decimal
120119028

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
62%
Hue
59°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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