When the Heavyhearted Basalt on Drowning

#826308 RGB(130,99,8)

About this color

When the Heavyhearted Basalt on Drowning presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #826308 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#826308RGB(130, 99, 8)

HSL 45° · 88% saturation · 27% 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
When the Heavyhearted Basalt on Drowning
HEX
#826308
RGB
rgb(130,99,8)
RGB%
rgb(51%,38.8%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(45,88%,27%)
HSV
hsv(45,94%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,24,94,49)
LAB
lab(44,5,49)
LCH
lch(44,49,84)
sRGB
(0.51,0.388,0.031)
HEX8
#826308ff
CSS Name
Decimal
130099008

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
88%
Hue
45°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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