Matte Olive Color

#998f7f

Matte Olive 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 #667080
Complementary Color #7f8999
Color Shade: orange (36.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.9% (better contrasting with white)
Matte Olive Color Sample
Matte Olive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #998f7f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Matte Olive Color. The Mocha Bean color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Llama Wool (#917864) for more energetic effect. Try Domino as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7f8999 is the best complementary color to Matte Olive. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #998f7f complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #99827f and #96997f. Thus found on the left and right of #998f7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Matte Olive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Matte Olive palette consists of #827f99 and #7f9699 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8999). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #998f7f, 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 #998f7f 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 Matte Olive. Thus Mamba and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Matte Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #998f7f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Matte Olive tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f8999) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f998f and #997f89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #998f7f is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Matte Olive has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 11.3% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #998f7f is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #998f7f
RGB Decimal rgb(153,143,127)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 10.2, 40
HSL hsl(36.92,11.3%,54.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.92,16.99%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.8431,0.92,9.8479)
XYZ xyz(26.7901,27.9495,24.0615)
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