Information about Olive color

#808000 - Olive color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#808000, known as "Olive", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 128, 0) — 50.2% red, 50.2% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 50 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #808000 reads as a intensely saturated yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Swamp Green (#748500). Slightly further away sit Ugly Brown (#7D7103) and Poop Green (#6F7C00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(128, 128, 0)), which gives #808000 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #808000: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Olive" in the Register.

Olive color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Olive color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Olive

#808000
#CCCC00

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#FFFF19

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Light Brilliant Yellow

#FFFF65
#FFFFB2

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White

#FFFFFF

Olive color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Olive

#808000
#666600

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#4C4C00

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#323200

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#191900

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Black

#000000

Olive color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Olive

#808000
#89890F

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#8E8E23

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#8E8E3D

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#89895B

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Grey

#808080

Olive color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#007F19

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#197F00

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#4C7F00

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Olive

#808000
#7F4C00

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#7F1900

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#7F0019

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Olive color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#808000
Olive

#808000

#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#808000
Olive

#808000

#400080
#400080

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#004080
#004080

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#408000
#408000

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#808000
Olive

#808000

#804000
#804000

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#808000
Olive

#808000

#008080
Teal

#008080

#800080
Purple

#800080

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#808000
Olive

#808000

#008000
#008000

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#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

#800080
Purple

#800080

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#808000
Olive

#808000

#008040
#008040

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#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

#800040
#800040

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Nearest named colors to Olive

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Swamp Green color link
Swamp Green

#748500

Ugly Brown color link
Ugly Brown

#7D7103

Poop Green color link
Poop Green

#6F7C00

Venom Green color link
Venom Green

#728C00

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Dark Yellow Green color link
Dark Yellow Green

#728F02

Bronze Yellow color link
Bronze Yellow

#737000

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Ugly Green color link
Ugly Green

#7A9703

Murky Green color link
Murky Green

#6C7A0E

South Regional Green color link
South Regional Green

#799900

Olive color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#808000
  • RGB128, 128, 0
  • CMYK0, 0, 50, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 128, 0)
  • HSL60°, 100%, 25%
  • HSL Precise60°, 100%, 25.098%
  • HSV60°, 100%, 50%
  • HSB60°, 100%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.502, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.502, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.502, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID808000
  • DECIMAL ID8421376
  • Name Length5
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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