When the Rueful Burial down Strangling

#565238 RGB(86,82,56)

About this color

When the Rueful Burial down Strangling reads as dark and muted — a yellow tone recorded at #565238, RGB(86, 82, 56).

#565238RGB(86, 82, 56)

HSL 52° · 21% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Rueful Burial down Strangling
HEX
#565238
RGB
rgb(86,82,56)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,32.2%,22%)
HSL
hsl(52,21%,28%)
HSV
hsv(52,35%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,35,66)
LAB
lab(35,-3,16)
LCH
lch(35,16,101)
sRGB
(0.337,0.322,0.22)
HEX8
#565238ff
CSS Name
Decimal
086082056

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
21%
Hue
52°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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