Military Olive Color

#63563b

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

Inverse Color #9ca9c4
Complementary Color #3b4763
Color Shade: orange (40.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Military Olive Color Sample
Military Olive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #63563b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Military Olive Color. The Muskrat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Trim (#756d44) for more energetic effect. Try Harpy Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3b4763 is the best complementary color to Military Olive. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #63563b complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemlock are #63423b and #5b633b. Thus found on the left and right of #63563b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Verdigris colors as they work well with Military Olive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Military Olive palette consists of #413b63 and #3b5b63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b4763). Try Martinique and William colors in combination with #63563b, 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 #63563b 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 Military Olive. Thus Voodoo and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Military Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Killarney, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #63563b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Military Olive tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b4763) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b6356 and #633b47.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #63563b is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Military Olive has a hue angle of 40.5°, a saturation of 25.32% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #63563b is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 61.18% black ink.

HEX #63563b
RGB Decimal rgb(99,86,59)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 24%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 15.68, 61.18
HSL hsl(40.5,25.32%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.5,40.4%,38.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.159,0.9602,17.6899)
XYZ xyz(9.2628,9.624,5.5071)
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