#808010Olive (#808010) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.122. 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 | #808010 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 78%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 88%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 88%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.9 -12.6 53.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.581 0.122 110) |
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 ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#857c03 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#848009 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#808010 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#808112 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Olive in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.19:1 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.
#d5d790 · #aeb05e · #808010 · #656500 · #424100 · #222100
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.
#7dae76 · #7c984b · #808010 · #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.
#66d09f · #77a58d · #808010 · #626203 · #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.
#e3e5c4 · #c0c290 · #9d9e84 · #808010 · #5b4c9a · #404016
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0fd · #969786 · #808010 · #606068 · #292918 · #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 · #808010
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#aededf · #f268f7 · #808010 · #4e6f4b · #2e365e · #1d050b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#addce3 · #be65c9 · #808010 · #66608d · #424c64 · #051303
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #4da1c6 · #808010 · #923f6b · #49072f · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6fafb · #39a8ad · #808010 · #6152a0 · #4f0511 · #02000e
#92933F · #A5A761 · #B9BB80 · #CDCF9F · #E1E3BE
#6A6A00 · #545400 · #3F3F00 · #2B2B00 · #191900
#7E7F36 · #7D7E4C · #7C7D5F
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.