Dull Olive Color

#7a7564

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

Inverse Color #858a9b
Complementary Color #63697a
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Dull Olive Color Sample
Dull Olive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a7564

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Olive Color. The Renwick Olive 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 Urban Safari (#978b6e) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Oyster as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#63697a is the best complementary color to Dull Olive. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a7564 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pablo are #7a6963 and #747a63. Thus found on the left and right of #7a7564 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandstone and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Dull Olive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dull Olive palette consists of #69637a and #63747a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63697a). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #7a7564, 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 #7a7564 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 Dull Olive. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dull Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a7564 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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. Dull Olive tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#63697a) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #637a75 and #7a6369.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a7564 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Olive has a hue angle of 46.36°, a saturation of 9.91% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a7564 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #7a7564
RGB Decimal rgb(122,117,100)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 8.62, 52.16
HSL hsl(46.36,9.91%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.36,18.03%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2285,-1.1807,10.0747)
XYZ xyz(16.6876,17.7803,14.609)
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