Olive Brown is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Olive Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Olive Brown is #645403.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Olive Brown has 39%% Red, 33% Green, and 1% Blue.
Olive Brown has 50° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 39% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Olive Brown has 50° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 20% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Olive Brown has 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 97% yellow, and 61% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#645403 |
|
RGB |
(100, 84, 3) |
(39%, 33%, 1%) |
HSV |
(50°, 97, 39) |
(14%, 97%, 39%) |
HSL |
(50°, 95, 20) |
(14%, 95%, 20%) |
CMYK |
(0, 16, 97, 61) |
(0%, 16%, 97%, 61%) |
The natural luminance of Olive Brown is 9%, which is low.
Olive Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Olive Brown and black have a 2.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Olive Brown and white have a 7.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
9% |
insufficient (2.8) |
AAA (7.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Olive Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Yellow, 11% Red, 61% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Yellow
27%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
61%
White
1%
To mix Olive Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 33% Yellow, 61% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
33%
Black
61%
White
1%
Colors similar to Olive Brown are: Greeny Brown, Green Brown, Spicy Mustard, Antique Bronze, and Browny Green. Greeny Brown is more yellow and paler and lighter than Olive Brown. Green Brown is more yellow than Olive Brown. Spicy Mustard is paler and lighter than Olive Brown. Antique Bronze is more orange and paler than Olive Brown. Browny Green is more yellow and paler and lighter than Olive Brown.