Grainy Brook During Rooting

#9c8326 RGB(156,131,38)

About this color

Grainy Brook During Rooting presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #9c8326 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9c8326RGB(156, 131, 38)

HSL 47° · 61% saturation · 38% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

In practical terms, a medium-dark yellow like this works well as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Grainy Brook During Rooting
HEX
#9c8326
RGB
rgb(156,131,38)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,51.4%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(47,61%,38%)
HSV
hsv(47,76%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,16,76,39)
LAB
lab(56,0,51)
LCH
lch(56,51,90)
sRGB
(0.612,0.514,0.149)
HEX8
#9c8326ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156131038

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
61%
Hue
47°
Chroma
51
Temperature
WarmCool
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