Drably Olive is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #7f7efe |
| Complementary Color | #010081 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (60.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Drably Olive Color. The Moscow Papyrus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Devil's Flower Mantis (#8f9805) for more calm effect. Try Pea Soup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#010081 is the best complementary color to Drably Olive. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #808101 complementary color is Navy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive are #814200 and #408100. Thus found on the left and right of #808101 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinnamon and Verdun Green colors as they work well with Drably Olive.
The split-complementary Drably Olive palette consists of #420081 and #004081 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#010081). Try Pigment Indigo and Congress Blue colors in combination with #808101, 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 #808101 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 Drably Olive. Thus Fresh Eggplant and Teal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Drably Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Navy Blue, Fun Green, and Siren split by 90° on the color wheel. #808101 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Drably Olive tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#010081) and two others. The Teal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon – 120° from the complementary Navy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #007f81 and #810100.
In a RGB color space, hex #808101 is made of 50% red, 50% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Drably Olive has a hue angle of 60.47°, a saturation of 98.46% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #808101 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #808101 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,129,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 50%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 50.2, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(60.47,98.46%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60.47,99.22%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1656,-13.4486,56.7058) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7578,20.2919,3.0622) |