Olivetone Color

#747028

Olivetone is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #8b8fd7
Complementary Color #282c74
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.59% (better contrasting with white)
Olivetone Color Sample
Olivetone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #747028

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Olivetone Color. The Peas Please color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gardener Green (#5e602a) for more calm effect. Try Costa Del Sol as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#282c74 is the best complementary color to Olivetone. 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 #747028 complementary color is Astronaut, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crete are #744928 and #517428. Thus found on the left and right of #747028 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bean and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Olivetone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Olivetone palette consists of #4a2874 and #285174 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#282c74). Try Minsk and Astronaut colors in combination with #747028, 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 #747028 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 Olivetone. Thus Eminence and Paradiso giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Olivetone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astronaut, Sea Green, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #747028 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Olivetone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#282c74) and two others. The Paradiso is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nutmeg – 120° from the complementary Astronaut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #287470 and #74282b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #747028 is made of 43% red, 42% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Olivetone has a hue angle of 56.84°, a saturation of 48.72% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #747028 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #747028
RGB Decimal rgb(116,112,40)
RGB Percentage 43%, 42%, 15%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 29.8, 54.51
HSL hsl(56.84,48.72%,30.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.84,65.52%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.2506,-8.2225,39.2979)
XYZ xyz(13.3796,15.4545,4.2853)
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