Washed Olive Color

#c5c0a3

Washed 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 #3a3f5c
Complementary Color #a2a7c5
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Washed Olive Color Sample
Washed Olive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5c0a3

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Washed Olive Color. The Inner Cervela color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pavilion (#bebf84) for more energetic effect. Try Karma as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a2a7c5 is the best complementary color to Washed 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 #c5c0a3 complementary color is Logan, 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 Coral Reef are #c5aea2 and #b9c5a2. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c0a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bison Hide and Rainee colors as they work well with Washed Olive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Washed Olive palette consists of #aea2c5 and #a2b9c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a7c5). Try Logan and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c5c0a3, 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 #c5c0a3 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 Washed Olive. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Washed Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c0a3 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. Washed Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a2a7c5) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2c5c0 and #c5a2a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5c0a3 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Washed Olive has a hue angle of 51.18°, a saturation of 22.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c0a3 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #c5c0a3
RGB Decimal rgb(197,192,163)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 13.33, 22.75
HSL hsl(51.18,22.67%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.18,17.26%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.4086,-3.1104,15.2613)
XYZ xyz(48.4865,52.2139,42.1731)
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