Plain Brook beside Forging

#a5a41c RGB(165,164,28)

About this color

Plain Brook beside Forging reads as medium-dark and vivid — a yellow tone recorded at #a5a41c, RGB(165, 164, 28).

#a5a41cRGB(165, 164, 28)

HSL 60° · 71% 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 formats

Name
Plain Brook beside Forging
HEX
#a5a41c
RGB
rgb(165,164,28)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,64.3%,11%)
HSL
hsl(60,71%,38%)
HSV
hsv(60,83%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,83,35)
LAB
lab(65,-15,63)
LCH
lch(65,65,103)
sRGB
(0.647,0.643,0.11)
HEX8
#a5a41cff
CSS Name
Decimal
165164028

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
71%
Hue
60°
Chroma
65
Temperature
WarmCool
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