Olive

#796b02

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for olive, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Olive is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Olive color values

Every conversion for #796b02, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#796b02

RGB121, 107, 2

HSL53, 97%, 24%

HSV53, 98%, 47%

CMYK0%, 12%, 98%, 53%

Lab45.06, -4.56, 50.97

XYZ13.15, 14.58, 2.18

Decimal7957250

Web safe#666600

Pantone105 C

Shades of olive

#706302 #675b02 #5e5302 #554b01 #4c4301 #423b01 #393301 #302b01 #272301 #1e1b00

Tints of olive

#9d8b03 #c2ab03 #e6cb04 #fbe014 #fce538 #fce95c #fdee80 #fef3a5 #fef8c9 #fffded

Colors that go with olive

Complementary#021079 Analogous#792f02 Analogous#4b7902 Triadic#02796b Triadic#6b0279 Split complementary#024b79 Split complementary#300279

Olive in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 98, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #796b02 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 98 53

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 94 59

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Olive in css

Copy #796b02 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #796b02; }
.text { color: #796b02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b02; }

How olive looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Olive and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #796b02 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #796b02 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #796b02 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around olive? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn olive into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #796b02 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from olive, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #796b02 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.