When Cracked Basalt up Despairing

#22250e RGB(34,37,14)

About this color

When Cracked Basalt up Despairing occupies the deep, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #22250e — RGB(34, 37, 14).

#22250eRGB(34, 37, 14)

HSL 68° · 45% saturation · 10% 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
When Cracked Basalt up Despairing
HEX
#22250e
RGB
rgb(34,37,14)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,14.5%,5.5%)
HSL
hsl(68,45%,10%)
HSV
hsv(68,62%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,62,85)
LAB
lab(14,-6,14)
LCH
lch(14,15,113)
sRGB
(0.133,0.145,0.055)
HEX8
#22250eff
CSS Name
Decimal
034037014

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
45%
Hue
68°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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