What Certain Brook circa Plowing

#8a7114 RGB(138,113,20)

About this color

What Certain Brook circa Plowing occupies the dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #8a7114 — RGB(138, 113, 20).

#8a7114RGB(138, 113, 20)

HSL 47° · 75% saturation · 31% 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
What Certain Brook circa Plowing
HEX
#8a7114
RGB
rgb(138,113,20)
RGB%
rgb(54.1%,44.3%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(47,75%,31%)
HSV
hsv(47,86%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,86,46)
LAB
lab(49,1,50)
LCH
lch(49,50,89)
sRGB
(0.541,0.443,0.078)
HEX8
#8a7114ff
CSS Name
Decimal
138113020

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
75%
Hue
47°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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