Olive Yellow is a greenish-yellow color.
What color is Olive Yellow?
Olive Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Olive Yellow is #C2B709, and the RGB color code is RGB(194, 183, 9).
In the RGB color model, Olive Yellow has a red value of 194, a green value of 183, and a blue value of 9. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 5.7% magenta, 95.4% yellow, and 23.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 56.4° (degrees), 91.1 % saturation, and 39.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Olive Yellow has a hue of 56.4° (degrees), 95.4 % saturation and 76.1 % brightness/value.
Olive Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Olive Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Olive Yellow? (For interior and product design)
Olive Yellow has an LRV of nearly 45. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Olive Yellow
Light Color
Compare LRV 45 of Olive Yellow with dark and light Color
Is Olive Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Olive Yellow meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Olive Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(56.43deg, 91.1 %, 39.8 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 56.43°
W: 3.53 %
B: 23.92 %
XYZ
X : 39.23
Y : 45.36
Z : 6.95
YXY
Y1 : 45.36
X : 0.43
Y2 : 0.5
CMY
C : 23.92%
M : 28.24%
Y : 96.47%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 73.13
A : -11.89
B : 73.75
CIE-Lch
L : 73.13
C : 74.71
H : 99.15
CIE-Luv
L : 73.13
U : 13.41
V : 78.89
Hunter-Lab
L : 67.35
A : -13.88
B : 41.03
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Olive Yellow
Here are the colors similar to Olive Yellow . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Olive Yellow to RAL Design
British Standard 4800
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Olive Yellow to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Olive Yellow
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Olive Yellow . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Behr
PPG Paints
Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Olive Yellow to PPG Paints
Color Combinations
View more Olive Yellow - #C2B709 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
C2B709
Olive Yellow
0914C2
Medium Blue*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Olive Yellow - #C2B709?
Color that best contrast with Olive Yellow - #C2B709 is #0914C2,
color name is Medium Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Olive Yellow - #C2B709?
Complementary or Opposite color for Olive Yellow - #C2B709 is #0914C2,
color name is Medium Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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