Lowering Basalt under Faltering

#5b5506 RGB(91,85,6)

About this color

Lowering Basalt under Faltering is rendered by screens as RGB(91, 85, 6) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#5b5506RGB(91, 85, 6)

HSL 56° · 88% saturation · 19% 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

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
Lowering Basalt under Faltering
HEX
#5b5506
RGB
rgb(91,85,6)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,33.3%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(56,88%,19%)
HSV
hsv(56,93%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,93,64)
LAB
lab(35,-6,41)
LCH
lch(35,41,98)
sRGB
(0.357,0.333,0.024)
HEX8
#5b5506ff
CSS Name
Decimal
091085006

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
88%
Hue
56°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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