The Ash until Drained Congealing

#4e473d RGB(78,71,61)

About this color

The Ash until Drained Congealing is a muted, dark orange tone, fixed at #4e473d in the RGB color space.

#4e473dRGB(78, 71, 61)

HSL 35° · 12% saturation · 27% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Ash until Drained Congealing
HEX
#4e473d
RGB
rgb(78,71,61)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,27.8%,23.9%)
HSL
hsl(35,12%,27%)
HSV
hsv(35,22%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,22,69)
LAB
lab(31,1,7)
LCH
lch(31,7,82)
sRGB
(0.306,0.278,0.239)
HEX8
#4e473dff
CSS Name
Decimal
078071061

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
12%
Hue
35°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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