Information about #505034 color

#505034 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#505034 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 80, 52) — 31.4% red, 31.4% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 11 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#505034 is a gently muted yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Camouflage (#4F4D32). Slightly further away sit Waiouru (#4C4E31) and Rikan Brown (#534A32).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 80, 52) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #505034 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#505034 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#505034 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #505034

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Panda color link
Panda

#544F3A

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Kelp color link
Kelp

#4D503C

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Clover color link
Clover

#47562F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505034
  • RGB80, 80, 52
  • CMYK0, 0, 11, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 80, 52)
  • HSL60°, 21%, 26%
  • HSL Precise60°, 21.212%, 25.882%
  • HSV60°, 35%, 31%
  • HSB60°, 35%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.314, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.314, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.314, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID505034
  • DECIMAL ID5263412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01