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Darkolivegreen / Dark olive green / #556b2f Hex Color Code

#556b2f Paint ChipThe color darkolivegreen / Dark olive green with hexadecimal color code #556b2f is a medium dark shade of green. In the RGB color model #556b2f is comprised of 33.33% red, 41.96% green and 18.43% blue. In the HSL color space #556b2f has a hue of 82° (degrees), 39% saturation and 30% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 562.96 nm.

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Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#556b2f linear gradient to complementary #423a60

  1. #556b2f
  2. #546339
  3. #525a42
  4. #50524a
  5. #4c4a51
  6. #484259
  7. #423a60

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #43591e
  2. #495f24
  3. #4f6529
  4. #556b2f
  5. #5b7135
  6. #61773b
  7. #687e40

Tones

  1. #556b2f
  2. #546635
  3. #53613a
  4. #525c3f
  5. #515744
  6. #4f5249
  7. #4d4d4d

Tints and Shades

#556b2f to white

  1. #556b2f
  2. #70824f
  3. #8c9a70
  4. #a8b292
  5. #c4cbb5
  6. #e1e5da
  7. #ffffff

#556b2f to black

  1. #556b2f
  2. #475928
  3. #3a4722
  4. #2d361c
  5. #202615
  6. #14170d
  7. #000000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Resene

    1. ★ Green Leaf G50-068-115
      #526b2d       ΔE = 0.821 / LRV ≈ 12.5%

  2. Ford

    1. ★ Medium Green Glow
      #53692f       ΔE = 0.888 / LRV ≈ 12.1%
    2. Green
      #5d6b30       ΔE = 2.306 / LRV ≈ 13.1%

  3. Opaltone / OMS

    1. ★ 5700
      #50692a       ΔE = 1.368 / LRV ≈ 12.0%
    2. ★ 5694
      #53662c       ΔE = 1.955 / LRV ≈ 11.5%

  4. Caparol

    1. ★ 151 / 151 Irischgruen+Orange1/1
      #546c28       ΔE = 1.601 / LRV ≈ 12.8%
    2. 26/10
      #4c6c2c       ΔE = 2.506 / LRV ≈ 12.4%

  5. Brighto Paints

    1. ★ 4-20-7 Parsley
      #586c38       ΔE = 1.840 / LRV ≈ 13.1%

  6. Dupont

    1. ★ CAS310
      #51662a       ΔE = 1.980 / LRV ≈ 11.4%

  7. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 4040-G40Y
      #5b7034       ΔE = 2.102 / LRV ≈ 14.1%
    2. ★ S 4050-G40Y
      #4f6627       ΔE = 2.237 / LRV ≈ 11.3%

  8. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 371 XGC
      #576827       ΔE = 2.253 / LRV ≈ 12.1%

  9. Chrysler

    1. ★ Sea Green
      #5d6f31       ΔE = 2.285 / LRV ≈ 13.9%

  10. Toyo Ink

    1. CF10876
      #516f32       ΔE = 2.330 / LRV ≈ 13.3%

  11. Sigma

    1. Natural Green / S 4550-G40Y
      #5f6c33       ΔE = 2.687 / LRV ≈ 13.4%

  12. Games Workshop - Citadel

    1. Loren Forest
      #50702d       ΔE = 2.827 / LRV ≈ 13.5%

  13. Porter Paints

    1. Globe Artichoke / 309-7
      #5d6d3c       ΔE = 2.891 / LRV ≈ 13.6%

  14. Earthpaint

    1. 4-20-7 Parsley
      #566738       ΔE = 2.967 / LRV ≈ 12.0%

  15. Valspar Paint

    1. Evergreen
      #5c6d3d       ΔE = 2.969 / LRV ≈ 13.5%

  16. Behr

    1. 420D-7 Dill Pickle
      #556e3c       ΔE = 2.974 / LRV ≈ 13.4%

  17. Plascon

    1. Frog Pond Y6-D1-1
      #4c6c24       ΔE = 2.989 / LRV ≈ 12.4%

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#556b2f HTML / CSS Code Examples

#556b2f foreground

A Good artist has less time than ideas.

Martin Kippenberger
<p style="color: #556b2f">…</p>

#556b2f background

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Andre Gide
<p style="background-color: #556b2f">…</p>

#556b2f shadow

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #556b2f">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
5597999
Binary
01010101, 01101011, 00101111
Hexadecimal
#556b2f
LRV
≈ 12.7%
Closest short hex
#563 ΔE = 2.662
RGB
rgb(85, 107, 47)
RGBA
rgba(85, 107, 47, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.356, g: 0.448, b: 0.197
RYB
red: 0.184%, yellow: 0.420%, blue: 0.271%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-11179217 / 0xff556b2f
HSL
hsl(82, 39%, 30%)
HSLA
hsla(82, 39%, 30%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 82° (82.000), saturation: 56% (0.561), value: 42% (0.420)
HSP
hue: 82.000, saturation: 56.075%, perceived brightness: 37.476%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 106.324, S: 74.361, L: 42.234
Cubehelix
H: -283.751, S: 0.417, L: 0.368
TSL
T: 0.553, S: 0.156, L: 0.367
CMYK
cyan: 21% (0.206), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 56% (0.561), key: 58% (0.580)
CMY
cyan: 67% (0.667), magenta: 58% (0.580), yellow: 82% (0.816)
XYZ
X: 9.517, Y: 12.652, Z: 4.629
xyY
x: 0.355, y: 0.472, Y: 12.652
CIELab
L: 42.234, a: -18.828, b: 30.598
CIELuv
L: 42.234, u: -10.579, v: 36.121
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 42.234, C: 35.927, H: 121.605
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 42.234, C: 37.638, H: 106.324
Hunter-Lab
L: 35.569, a: -14.486, b: 17.182
CIECAM02
J: 31.811, C: 34.108, h: 121.718, Q: 111.121, M: 29.827, s: 51.809, H: 151.582
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.803, jaune: 4.546, green: 2.750
LMS
L: 11.658, M: 14.808, S: 4.753
YCbCr
Y: 96.379, Cb: 104.916, Cr: 122.602
YCgCo
Y: 86.500, Cg: 20.500, Co: 30.750
YDbDr
Y: 93.582, Db: -70.080, Dr: 16.306
YPbPr
Y: 97.994, Pb: -27.470, Pr: -8.240
xvYCC
Y: 100.160, Cb: 103.869, Cr: 120.762
YIQ
Y: 93.582, I: 6.170, Q: -23.320
YUV
Y: 93.582, U: -22.922, V: -7.529
Munsell Color System
7.5GY 4/6 ΔE = 3.141
Brand Color
Envato ΔE = 8.290

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