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RAL 6022

Brown Olive

RAL 6022 Brown Olive is a dark, warm neutral where olive green and chocolate brown merge into a rich, organic dark tone. This versatile shade is increasingly popular for luxury residential exteriors, premium window systems, and earth-toned facade design. Brown Olive provides a sophisticated alternative to standard dark browns and blacks, adding natural warmth and depth to contemporary architectural metalwork. It is particularly effective when paired with natural stone cladding and warm timber elements.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#3E3C32
RGBrgb(62, 60, 50)
HSLhsl(50°, 11%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 76%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
62
G
60
B
50
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
11.1:1Pass
Black text
1.9:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)25
a* (Green-Red)-1
b* (Blue-Yellow)7
L* (LCh)25
C* (Chroma)7
h° (Hue)100°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1:1
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1.5:1
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2:1
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1.5:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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