Fifth Olive-Nue 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 | #717886 |
Complementary Color | #797f8d |
Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fifth Olive-Nue Color. The Sandy Bluff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pablo (#776f61) for more energetic effect. Try Village Square as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#797f8d is the best complementary color to Fifth Olive-Nue. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e8779 complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Granite Green are #8d7c79 and #8a8d79. Thus found on the left and right of #8e8779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Bitter colors as they work well with Fifth Olive-Nue.
The split-complementary Fifth Olive-Nue palette consists of #7c798d and #798a8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797f8d). Try Topaz and Sirocco colors in combination with #8e8779, 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 #8e8779 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 Fifth Olive-Nue. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fifth Olive-Nue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e8779 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fifth Olive-Nue tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#797f8d) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #798d86 and #8d797f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e8779 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Fifth Olive-Nue has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 8.5% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e8779 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
HEX | #8e8779 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(142,135,121) |
RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
CMYK | 0, 2.75, 8.24, 44.31 |
HSL | hsl(40,8.5%,51.57%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,14.79%,55.69%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(56.5447,0.102,8.4625) |
XYZ | xyz(23.2705,24.4592,21.5838) |