Picholine Olive Color - #958251: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Picholine Olive color hex code is #958251, and it is composed of 58% red, 51% green and 32% blue.

Picholine Olive is a light, muted, and warm color at 46% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Picholine Olive color (#958251) against dark backgrounds.

Picholine Olive Color Shades

Complementary colors

#958251
#516495

Triadic colors

#958251
#519582
#825195

Tints or lighter colors

#AE9B6B
#C0B18C
#D2C8AD
#E4DECE
#F6F4EF

Darker colors

#74653F
#53482D
#322B1B
#110F09

Analogous colors

#955164
#956051
#958251
#869551
#649551

Monochromatic colors

#6F5C2B
#8F783E
#AC9354
#B7A67B
#C6BBA0

#958251

Olive

Picholine Olive Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Picholine Olive:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#958251
RGB	rgb(149,130,81)
HSL	hsl(43,29.6%,45.1%)
CMYK	0, 13, 46, 42
HSV	43, 46, 58
RGB %	58, 51, 32
XYZ	21.9, 22.9, 11.1
LAB	55, 0.2, 29.1
Color Category	Light
Color Family	Peach/Orange
Saturation	46%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	3.76 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	5.59 (passes WCAG AA)