What is color #808000?
#808000 is Olive, a balanced yellow tone with a neutral character. It is a staple of mid-century palettes and carries the mood of attention.
Historically, this kind of color traces back to orpiment in medieval alchemy. Today it appears across construction signage and children's toys.
To make the most of #808000, layer it over darker tones for depth, or combine it with analogous neighbors for harmonious palettes.
Conversions for #808000
HEX
#808000
RGB
128, 128, 0
HSL
60°, 100%, 25%
HSV
60°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
0%, 0%, 100%, 50%
XYZ
16.62, 20.03, 2.99
CIE-Lab
51.87, -12.93, 56.68
Web safe
#999900
WCAG accessibility of #808000 (Olive)
On white
4.20 : 1
Sample #808000
Rating: AA Large
On black
5.01 : 1
Sample #808000
Rating: AA
Tones of Olive (desaturated variations of #808000)
Color harmonies for #808000
Colors similar to #808000
Gradients featuring #808000
Linear to white
Linear to black
To complement
Radial
Tri-stop
Analogous
UI elements in #808000
Buttons
NewFeaturedBeta
Notification
Short description with accent.
"Color awakens a specific emotional response."
Typography in #808000
The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog
1234567890 — & @ # ! ?
Body text rendered in #808000.
const color = "#808000";
CSS & Tailwind snippets for #808000
Background
.bg-808000 { background-color: #808000; }Text color
.text-808000 { color: #808000; }Border
.border-808000 { border: 1px solid #808000; }Box shadow
.shadow-808000 { box-shadow: 0 4px 14px #80800040; }CSS variable
:root { --color-808000: #808000; }Tailwind config
colors: {
'olive': '#808000',
}