Desperate Ash with Weeping

#514506 RGB(81,69,6)

About this color

Desperate Ash with Weeping presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #514506 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#514506RGB(81, 69, 6)

HSL 50° · 86% saturation · 17% 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
Desperate Ash with Weeping
HEX
#514506
RGB
rgb(81,69,6)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,27.1%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(50,86%,17%)
HSV
hsv(50,93%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,15,93,68)
LAB
lab(29,-2,36)
LCH
lch(29,36,93)
sRGB
(0.318,0.271,0.024)
HEX8
#514506ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081069006

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
86%
Hue
50°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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