Muffled Brook near Casting

#a68c16 RGB(166,140,22)

About this color

Muffled Brook near Casting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a68c16 — RGB(166, 140, 22).

#a68c16RGB(166, 140, 22)

HSL 49° · 77% saturation · 37% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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
Muffled Brook near Casting
HEX
#a68c16
RGB
rgb(166,140,22)
RGB%
rgb(65.1%,54.9%,8.6%)
HSL
hsl(49,77%,37%)
HSV
hsv(49,87%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,16,87,35)
LAB
lab(59,-1,59)
LCH
lch(59,59,91)
sRGB
(0.651,0.549,0.086)
HEX8
#a68c16ff
CSS Name
Decimal
166140022

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
77%
Hue
49°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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