Heartfelt Bluff from Brewing

#9c8d0c RGB(156,141,12)

About this color

Heartfelt Bluff from Brewing reads as dark and intense — a yellow tone recorded at #9c8d0c, RGB(156, 141, 12).

#9c8d0cRGB(156, 141, 12)

HSL 54° · 86% saturation · 33% 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
Heartfelt Bluff from Brewing
HEX
#9c8d0c
RGB
rgb(156,141,12)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,55.3%,4.7%)
HSL
hsl(54,86%,33%)
HSV
hsv(54,92%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,10,92,39)
LAB
lab(58,-7,60)
LCH
lch(58,60,97)
sRGB
(0.612,0.553,0.047)
HEX8
#9c8d0cff
CSS Name
Decimal
156141012

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
86%
Hue
54°
Chroma
60
Temperature
WarmCool
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