#808000 - Olive
The hexadecimal color code #808000 corresponds to the color "Olive", which is a shade of Yellow. This color is a combination of red (at 0,50 level), green (at 0,50 level) and blue (at 0,00 level). Its brightness is 25% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 50%, green at 50% and blue at 0%.
Features
Variations of #808000 (Jaune olive)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #808000 is the color #F2F2E5
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0C0C00.
Other Shades of Yellow
Examples of other colors within the Yellow spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #7F7FFF is the color exactly opposite to #808000 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
Olive
#808000
Triadic palette
Uses of #808000 in CSS
When using #808000 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #808000 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #808000 with its official name: Olive. You can then write in CSS "background: Olive " for a background of #808000.
#808000 as background color
div{ background: #808000; }
div{ background: Olive; }
Colored text
div{ color: #808000; }
div{ color: Olive; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #808000; }
div{ border: 3px solid Olive; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #808000; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Olive; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #808000 can be replaced with its official name "".
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