Olive Green (#B5B35C)

The hex code for Olive Green is #B5B35C. It is rgb(181, 179, 92) in RGB, hsl(59, 38%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 29%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5B35C

HEX#B5B35C

RGBrgb(181, 179, 92)

HSLhsl(59, 38%, 54%)

HSVhsv(59, 49%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.11 107.6)

LABlab(71.72% -8.21 44.17)

LCHlch(71.72% 44.92 100.53)

Colors Closest to Olive Green

Olive Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 5.78 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 7.66 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.55 Brass#B5A642ΔE 10.02 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 12.78 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 16.2

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#B5B35C Channel Values

How Olive Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 179 · B 92	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 59° · S 38% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 59° · S 49% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 1% · Y 49% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.19:1 vs white · 9.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Olive Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Olive Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Olive Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Olive Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Olive Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B5B35C

Protanopia#B3B35C

Protanomaly#B4B35C

Deuteranopia#B4B45C

Deuteranomaly#B4B35C

Tritanopia#BCABAB

Tritanomaly#BAAE92

Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #B5B35C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--olive-green: #B5B35C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5B35C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'olive-green': '#B5B35C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.702, blue: 0.361)

Android XML<color name="olive_green">#B5B35C</color>

SVG fillfill="#B5B35C"

More Yellow Colors

Olive Green sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b8860b b5a642 bbb477 b3b332 bcb88a b2b300 bcbc15 b2ac88 bda000 b29700 bdb76b b0a94f cccc99 e3a60d eedc82 f4e3b8 f9f9eb fdc700 ffcf00 fff3ad ffff1f 181807 574a00 85850f

#B5B35C Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Olive Green?

The hex code for Olive Green is #B5B35C. That is rgb(181, 179, 92) in RGB, hsl(59, 38%, 54%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B5B35C?

#B5B35C is rgb(181, 179, 92) — red 181, green 179, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5B35C?

#B5B35C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5B35C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5B35C scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5B35C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5B35C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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