When Plainspoken Bluff amidst Shaping

#8b7b13 RGB(139,123,19)

About this color

When Plainspoken Bluff amidst Shaping presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #8b7b13 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8b7b13RGB(139, 123, 19)

HSL 52° · 76% 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

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 Plainspoken Bluff amidst Shaping
HEX
#8b7b13
RGB
rgb(139,123,19)
RGB%
rgb(54.5%,48.2%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(52,76%,31%)
HSV
hsv(52,86%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,86,45)
LAB
lab(51,-5,53)
LCH
lch(51,53,95)
sRGB
(0.545,0.482,0.075)
HEX8
#8b7b13ff
CSS Name
Decimal
139123019

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
76%
Hue
52°
Chroma
53
Temperature
WarmCool
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