Sable Abyss down the Aching

#554f0a RGB(85,79,10)

About this color

Sable Abyss down the Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(85, 79, 10) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#554f0aRGB(85, 79, 10)

HSL 55° · 79% saturation · 19% 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

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Sable Abyss down the Aching
HEX
#554f0a
RGB
rgb(85,79,10)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,31%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(55,79%,19%)
HSV
hsv(55,88%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,88,67)
LAB
lab(33,-6,38)
LCH
lch(33,38,99)
sRGB
(0.333,0.31,0.039)
HEX8
#554f0aff
CSS Name
Decimal
085079010

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
79%
Hue
55°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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