#ABA77COlive Tree (#ABA77C) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.059. 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 | #ABA77C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 167, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 22%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 27%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.8 -5.6 22.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.721 0.059 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olive Tree shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b1a273 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b1a779 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#aba77c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aba87e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Olive Tree 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 2.46:1 and against black 8.55:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#f7f4d0 · #cfcba4 · #aba77c · #827e58 · #5e5b39 · #3c391b
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.
#bbd4ae · #b2be8e · #aba77c · #a59060 · #997a56 · #8a664e
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.
#aba77c · #758d7d · #706b3e · #26593b · #393409 · #082012
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.
#efedd1 · #cac8b8 · #aba77c · #878568 · #5d5d8d · #2b2a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1f9 · #aba77c · #8b8a80 · #525257 · #232218 · #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.
#f4f3e2 · #cdcbb8 · #aba77c · #2c290b · #0a0700 · #d5c84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f0ff · #aba77c · #8485ad · #4d4d7b · #1e1c3f · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0f0ff · #aba77c · #708cad · #614670 · #08223f · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fd · #aba77c · #6092a4 · #6f415d · #361329 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f6 · #aba77c · #5c9593 · #4d4d7b · #3a1219 · #010007
#B7B48E · #C4C1A0 · #D0CEB2 · #DDDBC4 · #EAE8D7
#8C8962 · #6F6C49 · #535032 · #38361C · #201D07
#AAA785 · #A8A68E · #A7A697
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.