The Bereft Basalt after the Rusting

#514a05 RGB(81,74,5)

About this color

The Bereft Basalt after the Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(81, 74, 5) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#514a05RGB(81, 74, 5)

HSL 54° · 88% saturation · 17% 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

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
The Bereft Basalt after the Rusting
HEX
#514a05
RGB
rgb(81,74,5)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,29%,2%)
HSL
hsl(54,88%,17%)
HSV
hsv(54,94%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,94,68)
LAB
lab(31,-5,38)
LCH
lch(31,38,97)
sRGB
(0.318,0.29,0.02)
HEX8
#514a05ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081074005

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
88%
Hue
54°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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