The Old-fashioned Bay until Setting

#535d4b RGB(83,93,75)

About this color

The Old-fashioned Bay until Setting is a muted, dark green tone, fixed at #535d4b in the RGB color space.

#535d4bRGB(83, 93, 75)

HSL 93° · 11% saturation · 33% 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

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
The Old-fashioned Bay until Setting
HEX
#535d4b
RGB
rgb(83,93,75)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,36.5%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(93,11%,33%)
HSV
hsv(93,19%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(11,0,19,64)
LAB
lab(38,-8,9)
LCH
lch(38,12,132)
sRGB
(0.325,0.365,0.294)
HEX8
#535d4bff
CSS Name
Decimal
083093075

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
11%
Hue
93°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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