What color is Olive Green?
Olive Green color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Olive Green is #B5B35C, and the RGB color code is RGB(181, 179, 92).
In the RGB color model, Olive Green has a red value of 181, a green value of 179, and a blue value of 92. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.1% magenta, 49.2% yellow, and 29.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 58.7° (degrees), 37.6 % saturation, and 53.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Olive Green has a hue of 58.7° (degrees), 49.2 % saturation and 71.0 % brightness/value.
Olive Green is cool or warm?
The color Olive Green is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Olive Green? (For interior and product design)
Olive Green has an LRV of nearly 42.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 42.8 of Olive Green with dark and light color
Is Olive Green Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Olive Green meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Olive Green (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #B5B35C
- Red
- B5
- Green
- B3
- Blue
- 5C
- Red
- 181 (71.0%)
- Green
- 179 (70.2%)
- Blue
- 92 (36.1%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 1.10%
- Yellow
- 49.17%
- Key
- 29.02%
- Hue
- 58.65°
- Saturation
- 37.55 %
- Lightness
- 53.53 %
- Hue
- 58.65°
- Saturation
- 49.17 %
- Brightness / Value
- 70.98 %
- Red
- 55 (21.4%)
- Yellow
- 130 (50.8%)
- Blue
- 51 (20.1%)
- Hue
- 58.65°
- Whiteness
- 36.08 %
- Blackness
- 29.02 %
- Cyan
- 29.02%
- Magenta
- 29.80%
- Yellow
- 63.92%
- X
- 37.11
- Y
- 42.84
- Z
- 16.44
- Y1
- 42.84
- X
- 0.39
- Y2
- 0.44
- L
- 71.44
- A
- -11.48
- B
- 44.27
- L
- 71.44
- C
- 45.74
- H
- 104.53
- L
- 71.44
- U
- 5.37
- V
- 56.22
- L
- 65.45
- A
- -13.33
- B
- 30.92
- LRV
- ~ 42.8 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1.6GY 7.0/6.7
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Olive Green (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the named colors closest to Olive Green (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Olive Green color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Olive Green to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
Olive Green color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Olive Green to RAL Design
Pantone PMS
Olive Green color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Olive Green to Pantone PMS
British Standard 4800
Olive Green color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Olive Green to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Olive Green (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the real paint colors closest to Olive Green (Color - Crayola Crayons) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Olive Green once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Olive Green to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Olive Green to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Olive Green to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Olive Green to Behr
Valspar
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Olive Green to Valspar
PPG Paints
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Olive Green to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Olive Green color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Olive Green to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Olive Green - #B5B35C color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Olive Green - #B5B35C?
Color that best contrast with Olive Green - #B5B35C is #5C5EB5, color name is Slate Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Olive Green - #B5B35C?
Complementary or Opposite color for Olive Green - #B5B35C is #5C5EB5, color name is Slate Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Olive Green - #B5B35C Color Images and Patterns
