Pale Cavern opposite Extinguishing

#6a520c RGB(106,82,12)

About this color

Pale Cavern opposite Extinguishing is rendered by screens as RGB(106, 82, 12) — a dark, intense yellow hue.

#6a520cRGB(106, 82, 12)

HSL 45° · 80% saturation · 23% 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
Pale Cavern opposite Extinguishing
HEX
#6a520c
RGB
rgb(106,82,12)
RGB%
rgb(41.6%,32.2%,4.7%)
HSL
hsl(45,80%,23%)
HSV
hsv(45,89%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,23,89,58)
LAB
lab(36,3,41)
LCH
lch(36,41,86)
sRGB
(0.416,0.322,0.047)
HEX8
#6a520cff
CSS Name
Decimal
106082012

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
80%
Hue
45°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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