Information about #505E09 color

#505E09 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #505E09 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 94, 9) — 31.4% red, 36.9% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 33 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #505E09 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Saratoga (#555B10). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Apple Green (#4E5900) and Deep Olive (#595900).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 94, 9) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #505E09: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505E09 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505E09 color variations

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

#505E09 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#505E09 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#505E09 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#505E09 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5D4908

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#5D2708

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#5D080B

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#505E09 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
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#17095D
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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
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#41095D
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#09255D
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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
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#5D4109
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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
#505E09
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#094F5D
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#5D094F
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#095D17
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#17095D
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#5D094F
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#095D41
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#17095D
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#5D0925
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Nearest named colors to #505E09

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

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Deep Apple Green color link
Deep Apple Green

#4E5900

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Deep Lime Green color link
Deep Lime Green

#435900

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

#505E09 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505E09
  • RGB80, 94, 9
  • CMYK5, 0, 33, 63
  • CSSrgb(80, 94, 9)
  • HSL70°, 83%, 20%
  • HSL Precise69.882°, 82.524%, 20.196%
  • HSV70°, 90%, 37%
  • HSB70°, 90%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.369, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.369, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.369, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID505E09
  • DECIMAL ID5266953
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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