What True Brook without Leaning

#a8be04 RGB(168,190,4)

About this color

What True Brook without Leaning occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a8be04 — RGB(168, 190, 4).

#a8be04RGB(168, 190, 4)

HSL 67° · 96% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

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
What True Brook without Leaning
HEX
#a8be04
RGB
rgb(168,190,4)
RGB%
rgb(65.9%,74.5%,1.6%)
HSL
hsl(67,96%,38%)
HSV
hsv(67,98%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,98,25)
LAB
lab(73,-27,73)
LCH
lch(73,78,110)
sRGB
(0.659,0.745,0.016)
HEX8
#a8be04ff
CSS Name
Decimal
168190004

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
96%
Hue
67°
Chroma
78
Temperature
WarmCool
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