#6E592COlivary (#6E592C) is a dark, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.068. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6E592C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 89, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 43%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 60%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 60%, 57%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39 2.6 28.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.475 0.068 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olivary shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#715627 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#71592a — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6e592c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6e5a2d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Olivary in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.71:1 and against black 3.13:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#bfad8b · #9a8760 · #6e592c · #534015 · #302100 · #0f0700
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7c845b · #766e3f · #6e592c · #64441e · #56311a · #452117
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aabca3 · #81a274 · #6f7e68 · #6e592c · #513e13 · #352500
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c7bead · #a99b80 · #667ba9 · #6e592c · #443e31 · #2b210c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #b6b1a7 · #73767b · #6e592c · #484339 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faf1df · #d5cbb6 · #6e592c · #3b2c0b · #160c00 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbdab7 · #92be84 · #a362e9 · #6e592c · #323d69 · #1e061b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #8db9d3 · #796d9e · #6e592c · #1b4961 · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f9 · #84bdc4 · #8c678f · #6e592c · #553757 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f1 · #8abfaf · #6075a3 · #6e592c · #5e3546 · #000008
#84714A · #9B8A68 · #B2A487 · #CABEA6 · #E2D9C6
#5C4920 · #4B3A15 · #3B2C0A · #2B1E02 · #1C1100
#6A5A38 · #665B43 · #635B4D
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.