#4E4B35Olive Leaf (#4E4B35) is a dark, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.035. 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 | #4E4B35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 75, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 19%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 32%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.6 -2.8 13.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.409 0.035 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olive Leaf shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#514930 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#514b33 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#4e4b35 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4e4b36 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Olive Leaf 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 8.82:1 and against black 2.38:1, 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.
#9e9c8a · #797763 · #4e4b35 · #36331f · #171504 · #020100
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.
#5e7350 · #586033 · #4e4b35 · #4c3804 · #422701 · #351702
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.
#8ea995 · #5f906e · #566c5c · #4e4b35 · #373101 · #1d1800
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.
#aeab99 · #8e8a6e · #616493 · #4e4b35 · #302e21 · #171401
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1f9 · #a9a89d · #626368 · #4e4b35 · #343329 · #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.
#f3f2e8 · #cbc9be · #4e4b35 · #252313 · #050300 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff1ff · #a0a4cd · #5c5e8d · #4e4b35 · #2d2e52 · #030200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff1ff · #8cabcd · #715783 · #4e4b35 · #183452 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fd · #7db1c2 · #805270 · #4e4b35 · #48253c · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f5 · #7bb4b1 · #5c5e8d · #4e4b35 · #4e242a · #010007
#676551 · #82806E · #9E9C8C · #BAB9AC · #D8D7CD
#413F2B · #353221 · #292717 · #1E1C0E · #131106
#4D4B3A · #4C4B3E · #4B4A43
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.