Eastlake Olive Color

#a9a482

Eastlake 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 #565b7d
Complementary Color #8186a9
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Eastlake Olive Color Sample
Eastlake Olive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9a482

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Eastlake Olive Color. The Western Reserve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mirrored Willow (#8e876e) for more calm effect. Try Cricket's Cross as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8186a9 is the best complementary color to Eastlake 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 #a9a482 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hillary are #a99081 and #9aa981. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a482 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Sage colors as they work well with Eastlake Olive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eastlake Olive palette consists of #9081a9 and #819aa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8186a9). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #a9a482, 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 #a9a482 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 Eastlake Olive. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eastlake Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a482 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Eastlake Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8186a9) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81a9a3 and #a98186.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9a482 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Eastlake Olive has a hue angle of 52.31°, a saturation of 18.48% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a482 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a9a482
RGB Decimal rgb(169,164,130)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 15.29, 33.73
HSL hsl(52.31,18.48%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.31,23.08%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.9741,-3.8736,18.3321)
XYZ xyz(33.6669,36.5976,26.4087)
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