Fresh Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #59618c |
| Complementary Color | #737aa6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Olive Color. The Fennel Seed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mountain Shade (#b1ab9a) for more calm effect. Try Brown Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#737aa6 is the best complementary color to Fresh Olive. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a69e73 complementary color is Kimberly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a68473 and #94a673. Thus found on the left and right of #a69e73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Fresh Olive.
The split-complementary Fresh Olive palette consists of #8473a6 and #7394a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#737aa6). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a69e73, 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 #a69e73 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fresh Olive. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a69e73 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fresh Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#737aa6) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73a69e and #a6737b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a69e73 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Olive has a hue angle of 50.59°, a saturation of 22.27% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a69e73 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 20% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a69e73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,158,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 20, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(50.59,22.27%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.59,30.72%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.8023,-3.9373,23.5648) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0473,33.7985,21.1071) |