Olive

#917c00

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 #917c00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#917c00
RGB145, 124, 0
HSL51, 100%, 28%
HSV51, 100%, 57%
CMYK0%, 14%, 100%, 43%
Lab52.33, -2.75, 57.74
XYZ18.88, 20.44, 2.95
Decimal9534464
Web safe#996600
Pantone112 C
Pantone112 CHex#917c00Rgb145 124 0Cmyk0 14 100 43Lab52 -3 58Darker#3d3400Deep#665700Lighter#ceb10b

Shades of olive

Tints of olive

Colors that go with olive

Olive in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 100, 43.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #917c00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 100 43
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 96 49
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #917c00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #917c00; }
.text { color: #917c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917c00; }

How olive looks on light and dark

Olive and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #917c00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.13:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.09:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #917c00 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 #917c00 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? 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 #917c00 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, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #917c00 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.