Glossy Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #9c9cbf |
| Complementary Color | #3f3f63 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Glossy Olive Color. The Tinny Tin color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Olive Leaf (#4e4b35) for more calm effect. Try Olive Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f3f63 is the best complementary color to Glossy 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 #636340 complementary color is Mulled Wine, 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 Hemlock are #63513f and #51633f. Thus found on the left and right of #636340 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Glossy Olive.
The split-complementary Glossy Olive palette consists of #513f63 and #3f5163 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3f63). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #636340, 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 #636340 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glossy Olive. Thus Eggplant and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glossy Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulled Wine, Mineral Green, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #636340 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glossy Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#3f3f63) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Mulled Wine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f6263 and #633f3f.
In a RGB color space, hex #636340 is made of 38% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Glossy Olive has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 21.47% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #636340 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #636340 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,99,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 13.72, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(60,21.47%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,35.35%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.131,-6.0913,19.9325) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5328,11.9465,6.6013) |