Olive Chutney 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 | #596685 |
| Complementary Color | #7a87a5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Chutney Color. The Quiver Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dapper Tan (#947f65) for more calm effect. Try Dreyfus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7a87a5 is the best complementary color to Olive Chutney. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6997a complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 Donkey Brown are #a5837a and #9da57a. Thus found on the left and right of #a6997a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Olive Chutney.
The split-complementary Olive Chutney palette consists of #837aa5 and #7a9ca5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a87a5). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a6997a, 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 #a6997a 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 Olive Chutney. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olive Chutney contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6997a 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. Olive Chutney tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7a87a5) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7aa598 and #a57a87.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6997a is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Chutney has a hue angle of 42.27°, a saturation of 19.82% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6997a is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6997a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,153,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 17.26, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(42.27,19.82%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.27,26.51%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.5856,-0.2426,18.0511) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.63,32.2946,23.0315) |