The Basalt Inside Lonely Grieving

#737b12 RGB(115,123,18)

About this color

The Basalt Inside Lonely Grieving presents itself as a dark, vivid yellow shade, sitting at #737b12 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#737b12RGB(115, 123, 18)

HSL 65° · 74% saturation · 28% 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 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
The Basalt Inside Lonely Grieving
HEX
#737b12
RGB
rgb(115,123,18)
RGB%
rgb(45.1%,48.2%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(65,74%,28%)
HSV
hsv(65,85%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,85,52)
LAB
lab(49,-16,50)
LCH
lch(49,52,108)
sRGB
(0.451,0.482,0.071)
HEX8
#737b12ff
CSS Name
Decimal
115123018

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
74%
Hue
65°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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