Somber Boulder Against Dissolving

#514a06 RGB(81,74,6)

About this color

Somber Boulder Against Dissolving reads as dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #514a06, RGB(81, 74, 6).

#514a06RGB(81, 74, 6)

HSL 54° · 86% 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

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

In practical terms, a dark yellow like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Somber Boulder Against Dissolving
HEX
#514a06
RGB
rgb(81,74,6)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,29%,2.4%)
HSL
hsl(54,86%,17%)
HSV
hsv(54,93%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,9,93,68)
LAB
lab(31,-5,37)
LCH
lch(31,37,98)
sRGB
(0.318,0.29,0.024)
HEX8
#514a06ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081074006

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
86%
Hue
54°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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