Olive drab

#858f40

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

Olive drab is a deep yellow, serious at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Olive drab color values

Every conversion for #858f40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#858f40
RGB133, 143, 64
HSL68, 38%, 41%
HSV68, 55%, 56%
CMYK7%, 0%, 55%, 44%
Lab57.08, -15.52, 40.18
XYZ20.42, 25.0, 8.6
Decimal8752960
Web safe#999933
Pantone5767 C
Pantone5767 CHex#858f40Rgb133 143 64Cmyk7 0 55 44Lab57 -16 40Darker#292c14Deep#575e2aLighter#a9b363

Shades of olive drab

Tints of olive drab

Colors that go with olive drab

Olive drab in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 55, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #858f40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
7 0 55 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 4 55 50
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 drab in css

Copy #858f40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #858f40; }
.text { color: #858f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858f40; }

How olive drab looks on light and dark

Olive drab and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #858f40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.50:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.00:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #858f40 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive drab on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #858f40 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around olive drab? 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 drab into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #858f40 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #858f40 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.