Olive

#8a802d

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Olive color values

Every conversion for #8a802d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a802d

RGB138, 128, 45

HSL54, 51%, 36%

HSV54, 67%, 54%

CMYK0%, 7%, 67%, 46%

Lab52.98, -6.67, 44.75

XYZ18.67, 21.03, 5.56

Decimal9076781

Web safe#999933

Pantone620 C

Shades of olive

#7f7529 #736b26 #686022 #5c551e #514b1a #454017 #3a3513 #2e2b0f #23200b #171508

Tints of olive

#a19635 #b9ab3c #c5b94e #cdc266 #d5cb7d #dcd494 #e4deac #ebe7c3 #f3f0da #fbfaf2

Colors that go with olive

Complementary#2d378a Analogous#8a522d Analogous#668a2d Triadic#2d8a80 Triadic#802d8a Split complementary#2d668a Split complementary#512d8a

Olive in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 67, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a802d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 67 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 66 52

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Olive in css

Copy #8a802d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a802d; }
.text { color: #8a802d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a802d; }

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 #8a802d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a802d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a802d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn olive into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a802d 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

The figures for #8a802d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.