Umbral Basalt above the Devouring

#7a8311 RGB(122,131,17)

About this color

Umbral Basalt above the Devouring presents itself as a dark, intense yellow shade, sitting at #7a8311 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#7a8311RGB(122, 131, 17)

HSL 65° · 77% saturation · 29% 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
Umbral Basalt above the Devouring
HEX
#7a8311
RGB
rgb(122,131,17)
RGB%
rgb(47.8%,51.4%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(65,77%,29%)
HSV
hsv(65,87%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,87,49)
LAB
lab(52,-17,53)
LCH
lch(52,56,108)
sRGB
(0.478,0.514,0.067)
HEX8
#7a8311ff
CSS Name
Decimal
122131017

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
77%
Hue
65°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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