Dark Rainforest Color

#505838

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

Inverse Color #afa7c7
Complementary Color #403758
Color Shade: mid yellow (75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Rainforest Color Sample
Dark Rainforest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #505838

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Rainforest Color. The Global Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gulf Weed (#686e43) for more energetic effect. Try Crisp Capsicum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#403758 is the best complementary color to Dark Rainforest. Warm blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #505838 complementary color is Martinique, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #585037 and #3f5837. Thus found on the left and right of #505838 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemlock and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Dark Rainforest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Rainforest palette consists of #503758 and #373f58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403758). Try Voodoo and Oxford Blue colors in combination with #505838, 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 #505838 offers a combination of warm magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Rainforest. Thus Eggplant and Oxford Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Rainforest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Mineral Green, and Congo Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #505838 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Dark Rainforest tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#403758) and two others. The Oxford Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Judge Gray – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #375058 and #584037.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #505838 is made of 36% red, 39% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Rainforest has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 22.22% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #505838 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 65.49% black ink.

HEX #505838
RGB Decimal rgb(80,88,56)
RGB Percentage 36%, 39%, 25%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 12.55, 65.49
HSL hsl(75,22.22%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75,36.36%,34.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.9273,-9.2533,17.5446)
XYZ xyz(7.5118,8.9704,5.0769)
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