Pale Cavern until Tarnishing

#46503c RGB(70,80,60)

About this color

Pale Cavern until Tarnishing is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #46503c in the RGB color space.

#46503cRGB(70, 80, 60)

HSL 90° · 14% saturation · 27% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Pale Cavern until Tarnishing
HEX
#46503c
RGB
rgb(70,80,60)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,31.4%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(90,14%,27%)
HSV
hsv(90,25%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,25,69)
LAB
lab(33,-8,10)
LCH
lch(33,13,129)
sRGB
(0.275,0.314,0.235)
HEX8
#46503cff
CSS Name
Decimal
070080060

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
14%
Hue
90°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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