Olive Sand Color

#9abf8d

Olive Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #654072
Complementary Color #b28dbf
Color Shade: yellow green (104.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Olive Sand Color Sample
Olive Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9abf8d

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Sand Color. The Drying Grass Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greyish Green (#82a67d) for more calm effect. Try Cold Spring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b28dbf is the best complementary color to Olive Sand. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9abf8d complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swamp Green are #b3bf8d and #8dbf99. Thus found on the left and right of #9abf8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swamp Green and Summer Green colors as they work well with Olive Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Olive Sand palette consists of #bf8db3 and #998dbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b28dbf). Try Lilac and Lavender Purple colors in combination with #9abf8d, 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 #9abf8d offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Olive Sand. Thus Oriental Pink and Nepal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Olive Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Nepal, and Quicksand split by 90° on the color wheel. #9abf8d square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Olive Sand tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#b28dbf) and two others. The Nepal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indian Khaki – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d9abf and #bfb28d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9abf8d is made of 32% red, 39% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Sand has a hue angle of 104.4°, a saturation of 28.09% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9abf8d is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #9abf8d
RGB Decimal rgb(154,191,141)
RGB Percentage 32%, 39%, 29%
CMYK 14.51, 0, 19.61, 25.1
HSL hsl(104.4,28.09%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(104.4,26.18%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.581,-21.8173,21.2692)
XYZ xyz(36.7649,46.0547,32.151)
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