Crete Color
Crete is a yellow color with hex code #737829. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with crete, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Crete Color Values
What Does Crete Mean?
Crete belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Crete adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Crete is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: light olive, #867E36).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Crete
Crete and #2F2A7A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7A572A and #4C7A2A, which sit beside crete on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair crete with triadic partners #2A747A and #7A2A74. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Fern Frond —
#657220(Delta E 5) - Olive Drab —
#6F7632(Delta E 5) - Pesto —
#7C7631(Delta E 7) - Olivetone —
#716E10(Delta E 8) - Brown Green —
#706C11(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #737829; }
.background { background-color: #737829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737829; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #73782940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for crete?
Crete has the hex code #737829. In RGB notation it is rgb(115, 120, 41), in HSL it is hsl(64, 49%, 32%), and its OKLCH value is 0.552, 0.102, 112.7.
What does the color crete mean?
Yellow-family colors like crete carry distinct psychological associations. Crete belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Crete adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with crete?
Crete has three easy routes: its complement #2F2A7A for punch, its neighbors #7A572A and #4C7A2A for something calmer, or triadic partners #2A747A and #7A2A74 when you want energy.
Is crete a standard web color?
No — Crete is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #737829 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make crete lighter or darker?
To lighten crete, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EFF1D5 (lightest tint) to #121307 (darkest shade).
About Crete
Crete is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #737829 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.