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Olive Drab Palette

Olive Drab Palette: #6B8E23, #47248F, #8F7D24, #368F24. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Olive Drab Palette assigns primary #6B8E23, secondary #47248F, surface #8F7D24, background #368F24, accent #000000. The set spans Green, Purple, Yellow, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #6B8E23 at 0.2259; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Olive Drab Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#6B8E23Olive Leaf
Secondary#47248F#47248F
Surface#8F7D24#8F7D24
Background#368F24#368F24
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-olive-drab-primary: #6B8E23;
--palette-olive-drab-secondary: #47248F;
--palette-olive-drab-surface: #8F7D24;
--palette-olive-drab-background: #368F24;
--palette-olive-drab-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Olive Drab Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#6B8E23
Black 5.52:1 · White 3.81:1
Best #000000
Secondary#47248F
Black 1.92:1 · White 10.96:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#8F7D24
Black 5.13:1 · White 4.1:1
Best #000000
Background#368F24
Black 5.11:1 · White 4.11:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Olive Drab Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Olive Drab Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Olive Drab Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2259
Black text5.52:1AA Pass
White text3.81:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6B8E23",
    "name": "Olive Leaf"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#47248F",
    "name": "#47248F"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8F7D24",
    "name": "#8F7D24"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#368F24",
    "name": "#368F24"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6B8E23",
    "name": "Olive Leaf",
    "blackContrast": 5.52,
    "whiteContrast": 3.81,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#47248F",
    "name": "#47248F",
    "blackContrast": 1.92,
    "whiteContrast": 10.96,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8F7D24",
    "name": "#8F7D24",
    "blackContrast": 5.13,
    "whiteContrast": 4.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#368F24",
    "name": "#368F24",
    "blackContrast": 5.11,
    "whiteContrast": 4.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "olive drab palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-olive-drab-primary: #6B8E23;\n--palette-olive-drab-secondary: #47248F;\n--palette-olive-drab-surface: #8F7D24;\n--palette-olive-drab-background: #368F24;\n--palette-olive-drab-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "olive-drab",
  "name": "Olive Drab Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "olive-drab",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Olive Drab, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Olive Drab Palette combines primary #6B8E23, secondary #47248F, surface #8F7D24, background #368F24, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, purple palette, yellow palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "olive drab palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B8E23",
      "slug": "olive-leaf",
      "name": "Olive Leaf",
      "rgb": [
        107,
        142,
        35
      ],
      "hsl": [
        80,
        60,
        35
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        25,
        0,
        75,
        44
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2259,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.52,
        "white": 3.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/olive-leaf/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#47248F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#47248F",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        36,
        143
      ],
      "hsl": [
        260,
        60,
        35
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        75,
        0,
        44
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0458,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.92,
        "white": 10.96
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8F7D24",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8F7D24",
      "rgb": [
        143,
        125,
        36
      ],
      "hsl": [
        50,
        60,
        35
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        13,
        75,
        44
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2063,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.13,
        "white": 4.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#368F24",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#368F24",
      "rgb": [
        54,
        143,
        36
      ],
      "hsl": [
        110,
        60,
        35
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        62,
        0,
        75,
        44
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2056,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.11,
        "white": 4.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
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        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B8E23",
      "name": "Olive Leaf"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#47248F",
      "name": "#47248F"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8F7D24",
      "name": "#8F7D24"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#368F24",
      "name": "#368F24"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B8E23",
      "name": "Olive Leaf",
      "blackContrast": 5.52,
      "whiteContrast": 3.81,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#47248F",
      "name": "#47248F",
      "blackContrast": 1.92,
      "whiteContrast": 10.96,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8F7D24",
      "name": "#8F7D24",
      "blackContrast": 5.13,
      "whiteContrast": 4.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#368F24",
      "name": "#368F24",
      "blackContrast": 5.11,
      "whiteContrast": 4.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-olive-drab-primary: #6B8E23;\n--palette-olive-drab-secondary: #47248F;\n--palette-olive-drab-surface: #8F7D24;\n--palette-olive-drab-background: #368F24;\n--palette-olive-drab-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/olive-drab.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/olive-drab/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/olive-drab.json"
}
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