NATO Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #aaaab7 |
| Complementary Color | #484855 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to NATO Olive Color. The Hemlock color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spruce Woods (#6e6a51) for more energetic effect. Try Lazy Lichen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#484855 is the best complementary color to NATO Olive. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555548 complementary color is Trout, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #554e48 and #4e5548. Thus found on the left and right of #555548 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with NATO Olive.
The split-complementary NATO Olive palette consists of #4e4855 and #484e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#484855). Try Mortar and Mako colors in combination with #555548, 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 #555548 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the NATO Olive. Thus Don Juan and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of NATO Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Nandor, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #555548 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. NATO Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#484855) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Trout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #485555 and #554848.
In a RGB color space, hex #555548 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode NATO Olive has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.28% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555548 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #555548 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,85,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 5.09, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.28%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,15.29%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7836,-2.5908,7.5988) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1645,8.8962,7.4177) |