How many olive colors are there?

This page lists 50 named olive colors, each with its hex, RGB, HSL, and CMYK codes, the text colors that stay readable on it, and how it behaves in print.

What is the hex code for olive?

The Olives covers a range rather than one code. The color this page leads with is Costa Del Sol #615D30, and the 50 named shades below each carry their own.

Which olive colors are accessible?

Each olive on this page is measured against both WCAG 2.2 contrast and APCA, and the table says which text color clears on it.

THE OLIVES

Olive colors

Olives are the muted, gray-leaning yellow-greens of the drab palette. There are 50 named olives across eight shades, most of them medium, and every one of them reads warm.

Of the 16.8 million colors in sRGB, 50 olives carry a name. The ones in the lists designers and developers reach for.

Burnt olives4


Birch	Birch	#373021	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Lisbon Brown	Lisbon Brown	#423921	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Onion	Onion	#2F270E	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Woodrush	Woodrush	#302A0F	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Dark olives5


Camouflage	Camouflage	#3C3910	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Madras	Madras	#3F3002	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Mikado	Mikado	#2D2510	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Thatch Green	Thatch Green	#403D19	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Zeus	Zeus	#292319	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Dusty olives4


Bandicoot	Bandicoot	#858470	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Brown Grey	Brown Grey	#8D8468	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Clay Creek	Clay Creek	#8A8360	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Gurkha	Gurkha	#9A9577	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Faded olives4


Crocodile	Crocodile	#736D58	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Granite Green	Granite Green	#8D8974	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Lemon Grass	Lemon Grass	#9B9E8F	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Olive Haze	Olive Haze	#8B8470	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Grayish olives1


Fuscous Gray	Fuscous Gray	#54534D	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Light olives8


Crete	Crete	#737829	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Drab	Drab	#828344	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Hacienda	Hacienda	#98811B	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Hazel	Hazel	#8E7618	warm	black text · AA	! within tolerance
Olive	Olive	#808000	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Pesto	Pesto	#7C7631	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Reef Gold	Reef Gold	#9F821C	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Ugly Brown	Ugly Brown	#7D7103	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press

Medium olives20


Bronze Olive	Bronze Olive	#4E420C	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Bronzetone	Bronzetone	#4D400F	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Brown Green	Brown Green	#706C11	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Brownish Green	Brownish Green	#6A6E09	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Browny Green	Browny Green	#6F6C0A	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Costa Del Sol	Costa Del Sol	#615D30	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Green Brown	Green Brown	#544E03	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Greenish Brown	Greenish Brown	#696112	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Greeny Brown	Greeny Brown	#696006	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Himalaya	Himalaya	#6A5D1B	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Mud	Mud	#735C12	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Mud Green	Mud Green	#606602	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Olive Brown	Olive Brown	#645403	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Olivetone	Olivetone	#716E10	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Punga	Punga	#4D3D14	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Spicy Mustard	Spicy Mustard	#74640D	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Verdigris	Verdigris	#5D5E37	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
West Coast	West Coast	#625119	warm	white text · AAA	! within tolerance
Yellow Metal	Yellow Metal	#716338	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	#7B6608	warm	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press

Muted olives4


Go Ben	Go Ben	#726D4E	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Hemlock	Hemlock	#5E5D3B	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Kokoda	Kokoda	#6E6D57	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Peat	Peat	#716B56	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly

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