Sable Basalt amid the Eroding

#6b5e1a RGB(107,94,26)

About this color

Sable Basalt amid the Eroding is rendered by screens as RGB(107, 94, 26) — a dark, vivid yellow hue.

#6b5e1aRGB(107, 94, 26)

HSL 50° · 61% saturation · 26% 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
Sable Basalt amid the Eroding
HEX
#6b5e1a
RGB
rgb(107,94,26)
RGB%
rgb(42%,36.9%,10.2%)
HSL
hsl(50,61%,26%)
HSV
hsv(50,76%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,76,58)
LAB
lab(40,-3,39)
LCH
lch(40,39,94)
sRGB
(0.42,0.369,0.102)
HEX8
#6b5e1aff
CSS Name
Decimal
107094026

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
61%
Hue
50°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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