Royal Olive Velvet
Royal Olive Velvet: a jewel tone monochromatic palette of #2B2D00, #303F00, #57590D, #516C13, #807C13. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 3.25:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on green, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.25:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Darkest Forest#2B2D00
A dark, muted green (Darkest Forest) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Dark Olive#303F00
A dark, moderately saturated green (Dark Olive) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Ayahuasca Vine#57590D
A dark, moderately saturated yellow (Ayahuasca Vine) that brings attention without aggression. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Over the Hills#516C13
A medium, moderately saturated green (Over the Hills) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Olive#807C13
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Olive) that brings attention without aggression. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
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Accessibility
- On white14.20:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.81:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly99% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Charcoal | Background | #2B2D00 | 29% |
| ≈ Forest | Surface | #303F00 | 34% |
| ≈ Pine | Accent | #57590D | 45% |
| ≈ Pine | Primary | #516C13 | 49% |
| ≈ Olive | Text | #807C13 | 57% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #F4F4D6 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #2b2d00;
--color-surface: #303f00;
--color-primary: #516c13;
--color-accent: #57590d;
--color-text: #f4f4d6;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #2b2d00;
--color-surface: #303f00;
--color-primary: #516c13;
--color-accent: #57590d;
--color-ink: #f4f4d6;
}
About this palette
Royal Olive Velvet is palette number 20,167 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a monochromatic scheme, and it is anchored by Olive (#807C13), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Olive (#807C13) at the light end to Charcoal (#2B2D00) at the dark end, covering 29% to 57% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Charcoal #2B2D00: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 29% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
2. ≈ Forest #303F00: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 34% lightness and a chroma of 0.084.
3. ≈ Pine #57590D: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 45% lightness and a chroma of 0.093.
4. ≈ Pine #516C13: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.116.
5. ≈ Olive #807C13: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.117.
Harmony and structure
All five colors share almost the same hue and differ mainly in lightness and saturation. Monochromatic palettes are the easiest to keep harmonious, because nothing competes for attention.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and green families, spread across 19 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.095 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel rich, layered and celebratory.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Charcoal (#2B2D00) with Olive (#807C13) at a contrast ratio of 3.25:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#2B2D00), so this page suggests #F4F4D6 for text, a lightened Olive that reaches 12.69:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #57590D and #516C13 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #2B2D00 as the background, #303F00 for cards and surfaces, #516C13 as the primary brand color, #57590D as the accent, and #F4F4D6 for text (a computed lighter shade of Olive, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lightest color for large areas, the mid tones for structure, and the darkest for text. Add contrast through lightness, since hue will not do it for you.
Typical uses for a jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Royal Olive Velvet accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.25:1 (#2B2D00 on #807C13). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Pine (#516C13) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a rich, layered and celebratory feel works well.