Color Name
Olive Yellow
Hex Color Code
#C2B709
RGB Color Code
RGB(194, 183, 9)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 5.7%, 95.4%, 23.9%
Color Family (Hue)
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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 45.4. 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
LRV 45.4
Light Color

Compare LRV 45.4 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.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Olive Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C2B709
Hex triplet
#C2B709
Red
C2
Green
B7
Blue
09
RGBA / RGB rgb(194, 183, 9)
Red
194 (76.1%)
Green
183 (71.8%)
Blue
9 (3.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
5.67%
Yellow
95.36%
Key
23.92%
HSL hsl(56.43deg, 91.1 %, 39.8 %)
Hue
56.43°
Saturation
91.13 %
Lightness
39.80 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
56.43°
Saturation
95.36 %
Brightness / Value
76.08 %
RYB ryb(70, 193, 39)
Red
70 (27.5%)
Yellow
193 (75.8%)
Blue
39 (15.2%)
HWB
Hue
56.43°
Whiteness
3.53 %
Blackness
23.92 %
CMY
Cyan
23.92%
Magenta
28.24%
Yellow
96.47%
XYZ
X
39.23
Y
45.36
Z
6.95
YXY
Y1
45.36
X
0.43
Y2
0.5
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
Other
LRV
~ 45.4 %
Munsell Color System
10Y 7.0/16

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Olive Yellow

These are the named colors closest to Olive Yellow , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C2B709 Color Olive Yellow
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#CFB53B Color Old Gold
94.94% match | ΔE 5.06
#CECE30 Color Mustard Green
93.89% match | ΔE 6.11
#B0BF1A Color Acid Green
93.67% match | ΔE 6.33

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

#BFB800 Color PANTONE 397 C
99.00% match | ΔE 1.00
#BFB000 Color PANTONE 10111 C
97.98% match | ΔE 2.02
#C4B200 Color PANTONE 7759 C
97.91% match | ΔE 2.09
#BBB323 Color PANTONE 7765 C
97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

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

These are the real paint colors closest to Olive Yellow from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Olive Yellow once it is on a wall.


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


Farrow & Ball

Olive Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Olive Yellow to Farrow & Ball

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)
91.26% match | ΔE 8.74
#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)
89.52% match | ΔE 10.48
#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)
89.25% match | ΔE 10.75
#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)
88.56% match | ΔE 11.44

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

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 Color Palette

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.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

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*.

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