Information about #505309 color

#505309 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #505309 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 83, 9) — 31.4% red, 32.5% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 29 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#505309 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Brown (#544E03). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Apple Green (#4E5900) and Verdun Green (#495400).

The recipe behind #505309 is rgb(80, 83, 9), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #505309 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505309 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505309 color variations

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

#505309 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 #505309

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

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Deep Amber color link
Deep Amber

#594300

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505309
  • RGB80, 83, 9
  • CMYK1, 0, 29, 67
  • CSSrgb(80, 83, 9)
  • HSL62°, 80%, 18%
  • HSL Precise62.432°, 80.435%, 18.039%
  • HSV62°, 89%, 33%
  • HSB62°, 89%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.325, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.325, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.325, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID505309
  • DECIMAL ID5264137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01