The Bronzed Acre Inside Tilling

#8b8b3b RGB(139,139,59)

About this color

The Bronzed Acre Inside Tilling is rendered by screens as RGB(139, 139, 59) — a medium-dark, moderate yellow hue.

#8b8b3bRGB(139, 139, 59)

HSL 60° · 40% saturation · 39% 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 Bronzed Acre Inside Tilling
HEX
#8b8b3b
RGB
rgb(139,139,59)
RGB%
rgb(54.5%,54.5%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(60,40%,39%)
HSV
hsv(60,58%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,58,45)
LAB
lab(56,-11,42)
LCH
lch(56,43,105)
sRGB
(0.545,0.545,0.231)
HEX8
#8b8b3bff
CSS Name
Decimal
139139059

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
40%
Hue
60°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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