The Old-fashioned Arch down Settling

#99921b RGB(153,146,27)

About this color

The Old-fashioned Arch down Settling is rendered by screens as RGB(153, 146, 27) — a medium-dark, vivid yellow hue.

#99921bRGB(153, 146, 27)

HSL 57° · 70% saturation · 35% 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 Old-fashioned Arch down Settling
HEX
#99921b
RGB
rgb(153,146,27)
RGB%
rgb(60%,57.3%,10.6%)
HSL
hsl(57,70%,35%)
HSV
hsv(57,82%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,82,40)
LAB
lab(59,-10,58)
LCH
lch(59,59,100)
sRGB
(0.6,0.573,0.106)
HEX8
#99921bff
CSS Name
Decimal
153146027

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
70%
Hue
57°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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