Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Olive

Olive color #808000: RGB 128, 128, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 25%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#808000 yellow warm balanced
HEX #808000
RGB rgb(128, 128, 0)
HSL hsl(60 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 100, 50)
Luminance 0.2003
Contrast Black 5.01:1White 4.19:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-olive: #808000;
.bg-olive { background-color: #808000; }
.text-olive { color: #808000; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Olive Color

Olive uses HEX #808000, RGB 128, 128, 0, and HSL 60°, 100%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the yellow family with warm temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2003; black contrast is 5.01:1 and white contrast is 4.19:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Olive against black and white text.

Black text5.01:1AA Pass
White text4.19:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Olive Color Reference Infographic

Save a high-resolution infographic of Olive, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.

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Olive color reference infographic showing #808000, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Olive color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

Navy Blue#000080#804000#804000#408000#408000#007F80#007F80#80007F#80007F
Open full Olive harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DBDB00#DBDB00#242400#242400#7F8000#7F8000#71710E#71710E#ECEC13#ECEC13#A8A800#A8A800

Pairings

Black#000000Navy Blue#000080#804000#804000#408000#408000Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2003
Black text5.01:1AA Pass
White text4.19:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#808000",
  "rgb": [
    128,
    128,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2003,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.01,
    "white": 4.19
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#000080",
  "analogous": [
    "#804000",
    "#408000"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#007F80",
    "#80007F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#008040",
    "#000080",
    "#800040"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#004080",
    "#400080"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#DBDB00",
    "#808000",
    "#242400"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DBDB00",
  "dark": "#242400",
  "saturated": "#7F8000",
  "desaturated": "#71710E",
  "pastel": "#ECEC13",
  "neon": "#A8A800"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#000080",
    "#804000",
    "#408000"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#71710E",
    "#DBDB00"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DBDB00",
    "#71710E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "avocado",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "fern-frond",
    "dark-goldenrod"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "olive"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "olive-vs-avocado",
    "olive-vs-olive-drab"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/olive",
    "/wcag/olive",
    "/css/colors/olive",
    "/hex/808000",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/olive"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/avocado",
      "/colors/olive-drab",
      "/colors/olive-leaf",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/dark-goldenrod",
      "/compare/olive-vs-avocado",
      "/compare/olive-vs-olive-drab",
      "/harmonies/olive",
      "/wcag/olive",
      "/css/colors/olive",
      "/hex/808000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "olive",
  "name": "Olive",
  "cssName": "olive",
  "hex": "#808000",
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "olive"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "yellow",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 63,
  "rgb": [
    128,
    128,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2003,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.01,
    "white": 4.19
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#000080",
    "analogous": [
      "#804000",
      "#408000"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#007F80",
      "#80007F"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#008040",
      "#000080",
      "#800040"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#004080",
      "#400080"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#DBDB00",
      "#808000",
      "#242400"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#DBDB00",
    "dark": "#242400",
    "saturated": "#7F8000",
    "desaturated": "#71710E",
    "pastel": "#ECEC13",
    "neon": "#A8A800"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-olive: #808000;",
    "utility": ".bg-olive { background-color: #808000; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-olive { color: #808000; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "avocado",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "fern-frond",
    "dark-goldenrod"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "olive"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "olive-vs-avocado",
    "olive-vs-olive-drab"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/olive",
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    "/css/colors/olive",
    "/hex/808000",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/olive"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/avocado",
      "/colors/olive-drab",
      "/colors/olive-leaf",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/dark-goldenrod",
      "/compare/olive-vs-avocado",
      "/compare/olive-vs-olive-drab",
      "/harmonies/olive",
      "/wcag/olive",
      "/css/colors/olive",
      "/hex/808000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#000080",
      "#804000",
      "#408000"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#71710E",
      "#DBDB00"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#DBDB00",
      "#71710E"
    ]
  }
}
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