Ponderous Atoll until Fitting

#a79f0c RGB(167,159,12)

About this color

Ponderous Atoll until Fitting is rendered by screens as RGB(167, 159, 12) — a medium-dark, intense yellow hue.

#a79f0cRGB(167, 159, 12)

HSL 57° · 87% saturation · 35% 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
Ponderous Atoll until Fitting
HEX
#a79f0c
RGB
rgb(167,159,12)
RGB%
rgb(65.5%,62.4%,4.7%)
HSL
hsl(57,87%,35%)
HSV
hsv(57,93%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,93,35)
LAB
lab(64,-11,66)
LCH
lch(64,67,99)
sRGB
(0.655,0.624,0.047)
HEX8
#a79f0cff
CSS Name
Decimal
167159012

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
87%
Hue
57°
Chroma
67
Temperature
WarmCool
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