When Salted Bay amid Adjusting

#ad8e13 RGB(173,142,19)

About this color

When Salted Bay amid Adjusting reads as medium-dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #ad8e13, RGB(173, 142, 19).

#ad8e13RGB(173, 142, 19)

HSL 48° · 80% 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
When Salted Bay amid Adjusting
HEX
#ad8e13
RGB
rgb(173,142,19)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,55.7%,7.5%)
HSL
hsl(48,80%,38%)
HSV
hsv(48,89%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,89,32)
LAB
lab(60,1,61)
LCH
lch(60,61,89)
sRGB
(0.678,0.557,0.075)
HEX8
#ad8e13ff
CSS Name
Decimal
173142019

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
80%
Hue
48°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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