Muddy Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #b4a2b9 |
| Complementary Color | #57465c |
| Color Shade: | warm green (106.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Muddy Olive Color. The Sensaimidori Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Seaweed Tea (#5d7759) for more energetic effect. Try Salamander as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57465c is the best complementary color to Muddy Olive. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b5d46 complementary color is Mortar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Asparagus are #565c46 and #465c4c. Thus found on the left and right of #4b5d46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finch and Nandor colors as they work well with Muddy Olive.
The split-complementary Muddy Olive palette consists of #5c4656 and #4c465c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57465c). Try Don Juan and Mulled Wine colors in combination with #4b5d46, 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 #4b5d46 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Muddy Olive. Thus Don Juan and River Bed giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muddy Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mortar, River Bed, and Kabul split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b5d46 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Muddy Olive tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#57465c) and two others. The River Bed is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soya Bean – 120° from the complementary Mortar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #464a5c and #5c5846.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b5d46 is made of 32% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Muddy Olive has a hue angle of 106.96°, a saturation of 14.11% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b5d46 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #4b5d46 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,93,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 39%, 29% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 9.02, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(106.96,14.11%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(106.96,24.73%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.4205,-11.8574,10.9966) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9215,9.7668,7.262) |