The Old-fashioned Bluff before Distilling

#836a20 RGB(131,106,32)

About this color

The Old-fashioned Bluff before Distilling is rendered by screens as RGB(131, 106, 32) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#836a20RGB(131, 106, 32)

HSL 45° · 61% saturation · 32% 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 Old-fashioned Bluff before Distilling
HEX
#836a20
RGB
rgb(131,106,32)
RGB%
rgb(51.4%,41.6%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(45,61%,32%)
HSV
hsv(45,76%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,19,76,49)
LAB
lab(46,2,43)
LCH
lch(46,43,87)
sRGB
(0.514,0.416,0.125)
HEX8
#836a20ff
CSS Name
Decimal
131106032

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
61%
Hue
45°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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