When Weighty Brook up Drifting

#a0930e RGB(160,147,14)

About this color

When Weighty Brook up Drifting presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #a0930e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a0930eRGB(160, 147, 14)

HSL 55° · 84% saturation · 34% 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 Weighty Brook up Drifting
HEX
#a0930e
RGB
rgb(160,147,14)
RGB%
rgb(62.7%,57.6%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(55,84%,34%)
HSV
hsv(55,91%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,8,91,37)
LAB
lab(60,-8,62)
LCH
lch(60,63,97)
sRGB
(0.627,0.576,0.055)
HEX8
#a0930eff
CSS Name
Decimal
160147014

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
84%
Hue
55°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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