Real Brook over Buffering

#878726 RGB(135,135,38)

About this color

Real Brook over Buffering occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #878726 — RGB(135, 135, 38).

#878726RGB(135, 135, 38)

HSL 60° · 56% saturation · 34% 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
Real Brook over Buffering
HEX
#878726
RGB
rgb(135,135,38)
RGB%
rgb(52.9%,52.9%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(60,56%,34%)
HSV
hsv(60,72%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,72,47)
LAB
lab(55,-12,49)
LCH
lch(55,50,104)
sRGB
(0.529,0.529,0.149)
HEX8
#878726ff
CSS Name
Decimal
135135038

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
56%
Hue
60°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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