Olive is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Olive is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Olive is #6E750E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Olive has 43%% Red, 46% Green, and 5% Blue.
Olive has 64° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 46% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Olive has 64° Hue, 78% Saturation, and 26% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Olive has 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow, and 54% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#6E750E |
|
RGB |
(110, 117, 14) |
(43%, 46%, 5%) |
HSV |
(64°, 88, 46) |
(18%, 88%, 46%) |
HSL |
(64°, 78, 26) |
(18%, 78%, 26%) |
CMYK |
(6, 0, 88, 54) |
(6%, 0%, 88%, 54%) |
The natural luminance of Olive is 16%, which is low.
Olive has a higher contrast with white than black.
Olive and black have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Olive and white have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.2) |
AA (5.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Olive paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Yellow, 5% Green, 54% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Yellow
35%
Red
0%
Green
5%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
54%
White
5%
To mix Olive paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Cyan, 38% Yellow, 54% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Cyan
3%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
38%
Black
54%
White
5%
Colors similar to Olive are: Murky Green, Brownish Green, Browny Green, Brown Green, and Spicy Mustard. Murky Green is more green than Olive. Brownish Green is brighter than Olive. Browny Green is more orange and brighter and darker than Olive. Brown Green is more orange and paler than Olive. Spicy Mustard is more orange and darker than Olive.