Olive Bark Color

#5f5537

Olive Bark is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #a0aac8
Complementary Color #37415f
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.41% (better contrasting with white)
Olive Bark Color Sample
Olive Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f5537

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Bark Color. The Trough Shell color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cork Bark (#7e6b43) for more energetic effect. Try Lizard Legs as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#37415f is the best complementary color to Olive Bark. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f5537 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Verdigris are #5f4137 and #555f37. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5537 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Millbrook and Verdigris colors as they work well with Olive Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Olive Bark palette consists of #41375f and #37555f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#37415f). Try Martinique and Pickled Bluewood colors in combination with #5f5537, 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 #5f5537 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Olive Bark. Thus Voodoo and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Olive Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Killarney, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5537 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta 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. Olive Bark tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#37415f) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #375f55 and #5f3741.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f5537 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Bark has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5537 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f5537
RGB Decimal rgb(95,85,55)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 23%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 15.68, 62.75
HSL hsl(45,26.67%,29.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,42.11%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.3774,-0.7972,18.9977)
XYZ xyz(8.6574,9.2057,4.935)
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