#808000Olive (#808000) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.127. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #808000 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 100%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.9 -12.9 56.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.581 0.127 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olive shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#857c00 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#848000 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#808000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#808102 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.2:1 and against black 5.01:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d5d78d · #aeb05a · #808000 · #646400 · #414100 · #212100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7bae75 · #7c9848 · #808000 · #7e6700 · #765000 · #6b3a00
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#61d19e · #75a58c · #808000 · #626200 · #464600 · #00321f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e3e5c3 · #c0c28e · #9d9e83 · #808000 · #5b4b9c · #3f4014
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0fd · #969785 · #808000 · #605f68 · #292917 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222031 · #04020e · #808000
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b0e0e0 · #f35df7 · #808000 · #506e4a · #2d355d · #1c040b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f0ff · #7096d4 · #808000 · #7f458d · #01235b · #040008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #49a1c8 · #808000 · #933d6b · #4a052f · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5fafc · #32a8ae · #808000 · #6151a3 · #500210 · #030012
#92933B · #A5A75E · #B9BB7E · #CDCF9D · #E1E3BD
#696900 · #545400 · #3F3F00 · #2B2B00 · #191900
#7E7F32 · #7D7E4A · #7C7D5E
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.