Olive Tree 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 | #545883 |
| Complementary Color | #7c7faa |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Tree Color. The Stone Walkway color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Ochre (#9f8f55) for more energetic effect. Try Melmac Silver as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c7faa is the best complementary color to Olive Tree. 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 #aba77c 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 Hillary are #aa8f7c and #97aa7c. Thus found on the left and right of #aba77c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Sage colors as they work well with Olive Tree.
The split-complementary Olive Tree palette consists of #8f7caa and #7c97aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7faa). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #aba77c, 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 #aba77c 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 Olive Tree. Thus Lavender Purple and Gumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olive Tree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kimberly, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aba77c 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. Olive Tree tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c7faa) and two others. The Gumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Kimberly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7caaa6 and #aa7c7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #aba77c is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Tree has a hue angle of 54.89°, a saturation of 21.86% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aba77c is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #aba77c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,167,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 18.43, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(54.89,21.86%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.89,27.49%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.8364,-5.555,22.8164) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2514,37.7506,24.5501) |