#5F5537Olive Bark (#5F5537) is a dark, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #5F5537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 85, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 27%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 42%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.4 -0.8 19) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.451 0.047 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olive Bark shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#625232 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#625535 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#5f5537 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5f5538 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Olive Bark 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 7.39:1 and against black 2.84:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#b0a88f · #8b8267 · #5f5537 · #453c21 · #251d05 · #090400
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.
#717e57 · #6a693b · #5f5537 · #5b4014 · #4d2d0f · #3e1c0d
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.
#9fb69e · #749c72 · #657864 · #5f5537 · #47390c · #2b2100
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.
#beb8a5 · #9f9579 · #6572a1 · #5f5537 · #3c382b · #241d06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #b1aea4 · #6d6f74 · #5f5537 · #413d33 · #010102
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.
#f6f2e5 · #d0cbbc · #5f5537 · #312a15 · #100900 · #e4c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6e8c6 · #abd6a5 · #b78bb8 · #8076cd · #5f5537 · #1b0620
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf1ff · #8db4d1 · #776594 · #5f5537 · #1a415c · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fb · #81b9c4 · #895f83 · #5f5537 · #51304c · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f3 · #83bbb1 · #5f6c9b · #5f5537 · #592e3b · #000007
#776E53 · #8F876F · #A8A18D · #C2BDAC · #DDD8CB
#4F462B · #403820 · #322B16 · #241E0B · #171203
#5D553E · #5B5545 · #59554B
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.