When Stygian Bedrock beside Embittering

#262b03 RGB(38,43,3)

About this color

When Stygian Bedrock beside Embittering is rendered by screens as RGB(38, 43, 3) — a deep, intense yellow hue.

#262b03RGB(38, 43, 3)

HSL 68° · 87% saturation · 9% 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 Stygian Bedrock beside Embittering
HEX
#262b03
RGB
rgb(38,43,3)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,16.9%,1.2%)
HSL
hsl(68,87%,9%)
HSV
hsv(68,93%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,93,83)
LAB
lab(16,-9,22)
LCH
lch(16,24,112)
sRGB
(0.149,0.169,0.012)
HEX8
#262b03ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038043003

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
87%
Hue
68°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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