Olive (color)
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Olive is a dulled, darker yellowish-green color typically seen on green olives. It can be formed by adding a little black to yellow dye or paint. As a color word in the English language, it is unexpectedly old, appearing in late Middle English. Shaded green, it becomes olive drab.
[edit] Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions
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| Hex triplet | #808000 | |
| sRGBB | (r, g, b) | (128, 128, 0) |
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| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Sometimes people are said to be "olive-skinned", to denote shades of medium toned white skin with small hints of yellow and green. Olive can also be referred to as dark yellow.
In religion, olive is sometimes used as a Church color during Ordinary Time.
Shades of olive, such as Olive Drab, are frequently used for camouflage, or by the military in general. The complementary color of olive is lavender.
[edit] See also
- List of colors
- Olive drab
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Color
[edit] References
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