Tarnished Cavern down the Rusting

#3f3f31 RGB(63,63,49)

About this color

Tarnished Cavern down the Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(63, 63, 49) — a dark, muted yellow hue.

#3f3f31RGB(63, 63, 49)

HSL 60° · 13% saturation · 22% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Tarnished Cavern down the Rusting
HEX
#3f3f31
RGB
rgb(63,63,49)
RGB%
rgb(24.7%,24.7%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(60,13%,22%)
HSV
hsv(60,22%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,22,75)
LAB
lab(26,-3,9)
LCH
lch(26,9,108)
sRGB
(0.247,0.247,0.192)
HEX8
#3f3f31ff
CSS Name
Decimal
063063049

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
13%
Hue
60°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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