Blended Canyon down the Embedding

#b6ac0a RGB(182,172,10)

About this color

Blended Canyon down the Embedding occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b6ac0a — RGB(182, 172, 10).

#b6ac0aRGB(182, 172, 10)

HSL 57° · 90% 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
Blended Canyon down the Embedding
HEX
#b6ac0a
RGB
rgb(182,172,10)
RGB%
rgb(71.4%,67.5%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(57,90%,38%)
HSV
hsv(57,95%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,95,29)
LAB
lab(69,-11,70)
LCH
lch(69,71,99)
sRGB
(0.714,0.675,0.039)
HEX8
#b6ac0aff
CSS Name
Decimal
182172010

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
90%
Hue
57°
Chroma
71
Temperature
WarmCool
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