Mournful Basalt toward the Devouring

#484e1a RGB(72,78,26)

About this color

Mournful Basalt toward the Devouring occupies the dark, vivid end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #484e1a — RGB(72, 78, 26).

#484e1aRGB(72, 78, 26)

HSL 67° · 50% saturation · 20% 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
Mournful Basalt toward the Devouring
HEX
#484e1a
RGB
rgb(72,78,26)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,30.6%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(67,50%,20%)
HSV
hsv(67,67%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,67,69)
LAB
lab(32,-11,29)
LCH
lch(32,31,111)
sRGB
(0.282,0.306,0.102)
HEX8
#484e1aff
CSS Name
Decimal
072078026

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
50%
Hue
67°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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