The Burnished Bluff upon Sowing

#88781b RGB(136,120,27)

About this color

The Burnished Bluff upon Sowing is rendered by screens as RGB(136, 120, 27) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#88781bRGB(136, 120, 27)

HSL 51° · 67% 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 Burnished Bluff upon Sowing
HEX
#88781b
RGB
rgb(136,120,27)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,47.1%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(51,67%,32%)
HSV
hsv(51,80%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,80,47)
LAB
lab(50,-4,49)
LCH
lch(50,49,95)
sRGB
(0.533,0.471,0.106)
HEX8
#88781bff
CSS Name
Decimal
136120027

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
67%
Hue
51°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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