greenwarmCSS named color
Olive #808000
A dark yellow-green, named after the olive; muted and earthy.
Use cases: Military-inspired · Earthy palettes
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #808000 | |
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 0) | |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 25%) | |
| HSV | hsv(60, 100%, 50%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 49.8%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(16.622, 20.0281, 2.9902) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.9, -12.9, 56.7) | |
| Luminance | 0.200 (WCAG relative) |
/* Olive */
color: #808000;
background-color: #808000;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#737300 #666600 #5a5a00 #4d4d00 #404000 #333300 #262600 #1a1a00 #0d0d00 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#8d8d1a #999933 #a6a64d #b3b366 #c0c080 #cccc99 #d9d9b3 #e6e6cc #f2f2e6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#80800d #80801a #808026 #808033 #808040 #80804d #80805a #808066 #808073 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#808000
#000080
#808000 #000080
Analogous
Edit in generator →#804000
#808000
#408000
#804000 #808000 #408000
Triadic
Edit in generator →#808000
#008080
#800080
#808000 #008080 #800080
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#808000
#008040
#000080
#800040
#808000 #008040 #000080 #800040
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#808000
#004080
#400080
#808000 #004080 #400080
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#1F1F00
#434300
#808000
#BDBD00
#FAFA00
#1f1f00 #434300 #808000 #bdbd00 #fafa00
Accessibility & contrast
4.20
#808000 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.01
#808000 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on olive
5.01
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado #568203 | 10.89 | |
| Moss Green #8A9A5B | 13.34 | |
| Green #008000 | 19.17 | |
| Taupe #8B7D6B | 19.82 | |
| Sand #C2B280 | 21.11 | |
| Camel #C19A6B | 21.53 |
Related colors
Palettes with olive
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.