#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

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

60
100
25
Official nameOlive
Shade of Yellow
Color name in French Jaune olive
Hex Code #808000
RGB Code rgb( 128 , 128 , 0)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 50.2% , 50.2% , 0.0% )
HSLhsl( 60 , 100% , 25% )
Complementary
Color
#7F7FFF


Variations of #808000 (Jaune olive)

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #808000 is the color #F2F2E5

Olive

#808000

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0C0C00.

Olive

#808000

Other Shades of Yellow

Examples of other colors within the Yellow spectrum .

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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

Black text
White text
div{ background: #808000;  }

div{ background: Olive; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #808000;  }

div{ color: Olive; }

Border

#808000 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #808000;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Olive; }

Shadow

#808000 shadow colored
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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