Information about #495C05 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#495C05 is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Apple Green (#4E5900). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Lime Green (#435900) and Verdun Green (#495400).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(73, 92, 5)), which gives #495C05 its character. If you plan to put text on a #495C05 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #495C05 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#495C05 color variations
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#495C05 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#495C05 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#495C05 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#495C05 color hues
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#495C05 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #495C05 color
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Nearest named colors to #495C05
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4E5900
#435900
#495400
#44500C
#555B10
#595900
#544E03
#385900
#385E0F
#594E00
#35530A
#606602
#495C05 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#495C05
- RGB73, 92, 5
- CMYK7, 0, 34, 64
- CSSrgb(73, 92, 5)
- HSL73°, 90%, 19%
- HSL Precise73.103°, 89.691%, 19.02%
- HSV73°, 95%, 36%
- HSB73°, 95%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.361, 0.020)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.361, 0.020, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.361, 0.020)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID495C05
- DECIMAL ID4807685
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
