Obscure Olive is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #b5a2dc |
| Complementary Color | #35235d |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (79.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Obscure Olive Color. The Fig Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bowser Shell (#536b1f) for more energetic effect. Try Loren Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#35235d is the best complementary color to Obscure Olive. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a5d23 complementary color is Jacarta, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woodland are #5d5223 and #2d5d23. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5d23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dallas and Everglade colors as they work well with Obscure Olive.
The split-complementary Obscure Olive palette consists of #52235d and #232d5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35235d). Try Bossanova and Cloud Burst colors in combination with #4a5d23, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4a5d23 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Obscure Olive. Thus Tawny Port and Blue Dianne giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obscure Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jacarta, Blue Dianne, and Wine Berry split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5d23 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Obscure Olive tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#35235d) and two others. The Blue Dianne is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Irish Coffee – 120° from the complementary Jacarta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #234a5d and #5d3523.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5d23 is made of 37% red, 46% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Obscure Olive has a hue angle of 79.66°, a saturation of 45.31% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5d23 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5d23 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,93,35) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 46%, 17% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 22.74, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(79.66,45.31%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(79.66,62.37%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7543,-17.3901,30.3186) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0418,9.4059,3.0345) |