Thyme Color

#50574c

Thyme is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #afa8b3
Complementary Color #524b57
Color Shade: yellow green (98.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
Thyme Color Sample
Thyme Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #50574c

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Thyme Color. The Fade to Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tom Thumb (#4f6348) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Orchard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#524b57 is the best complementary color to Thyme. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50574c complementary color is Mortar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Asparagus are #55574b and #4b574d. Thus found on the left and right of #50574c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Nandor colors as they work well with Thyme.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thyme palette consists of #574b55 and #4d4b57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#524b57). Try Don Juan and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #50574c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #50574c offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Thyme. Thus Don Juan and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thyme contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mortar, Abbey, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #50574c square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Thyme tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#524b57) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Mortar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4f57 and #57534b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #50574c is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Thyme has a hue angle of 98.18°, a saturation of 6.75% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50574c is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 65.88% black ink.

HEX #50574c
RGB Decimal rgb(80,87,76)
RGB Percentage 33%, 36%, 31%
CMYK 2.75, 0, 4.32, 65.88
HSL hsl(98.18,6.75%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(98.18,12.64%,34.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.0682,-5.1182,5.4499)
XYZ xyz(8.021,9.0437,8.1603)
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