Saratoga Color
Saratoga is a yellow green color with hex code #555B10. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with saratoga, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Saratoga Color Values
What Does Saratoga Mean?
Saratoga belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Saratoga adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Saratoga is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: strong olive green, #404F00).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Saratoga
Saratoga and #16105B 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 — #5B3C10 and #2F5B10, which sit beside saratoga on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair saratoga with triadic partners #10555B and #5B1055. 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
- Verdun Green —
#495400(Delta E 5) - Army Green —
#4B5D16(Delta E 6) - Green Brown —
#544E03(Delta E 8) - Camouflage Green —
#4B6113(Delta E 8) - Greenish Brown —
#696112(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #555B10; }
.background { background-color: #555B10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555B10; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #555B1040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for saratoga?
Saratoga has the hex code #555B10. In RGB notation it is rgb(85, 91, 16), in HSL it is hsl(65, 70%, 21%), and its OKLCH value is 0.451, 0.094, 114.3.
What does the color saratoga mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like saratoga carry distinct psychological associations. Saratoga belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Saratoga adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with saratoga?
Saratoga has three easy routes: its complement #16105B for punch, its neighbors #5B3C10 and #2F5B10 for something calmer, or triadic partners #10555B and #5B1055 when you want energy.
Is saratoga a standard web color?
No — Saratoga is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #555B10 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make saratoga lighter or darker?
To lighten saratoga, 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 #F1F5C7 (lightest tint) to #101103 (darkest shade).
About Saratoga
Saratoga is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #555B10 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.