The Brook Around Thick Working

#9fa61d RGB(159,166,29)

About this color

The Brook Around Thick Working presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #9fa61d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9fa61dRGB(159, 166, 29)

HSL 63° · 70% 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

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 medium-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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Brook Around Thick Working
HEX
#9fa61d
RGB
rgb(159,166,29)
RGB%
rgb(62.4%,65.1%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(63,70%,38%)
HSV
hsv(63,83%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,83,35)
LAB
lab(66,-18,63)
LCH
lch(66,66,106)
sRGB
(0.624,0.651,0.114)
HEX8
#9fa61dff
CSS Name
Decimal
159166029

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
70%
Hue
63°
Chroma
66
Temperature
WarmCool
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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