Olive Green (#BAB86C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.07:1 — vs black: 10.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #BAB86C
  • RGB rgb(186, 184, 108)
  • HSL hsl(58, 36%, 57%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 1, 42, 27 )
  • Websafe #CCCC66

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BAB86C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#6C6EBA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#BA916C
#95BA6C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#6CBAB8
#B86CBA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#6C95BA
#916CBA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#6CBA91
#6C6EBA
#BA6C95
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Olive Green
#BAB86C Base
#605F2D
#949245
#ACAA51
#C7C588
#D2D1A0
#EBEAD4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Olive Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#111108
#363519
#5A592A
#7F7D3C
#A4A14D
Olive Green #BAB86C Base
#C6C586
#D2D1A0
#DFDEBA
#EBEAD4
#F7F7EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BAB86C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BAB86C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BAB86C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BAB86C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BAB86C,
        #6C6EBA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BAB86C,
        #6C6EBA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$olive-green: #BAB86C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$olive-green-r: 186;
$olive-green-g: 184;
$olive-green-b: 108;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $olive-green;
    color: rgba($olive-green-r, $olive-green-g, $olive-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Olive Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BAB86C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B9B96C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B8B86C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C1B1B1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B4B4B4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Olive Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Olive Green #BAB86C Base
Dark Khaki #BDB76B ΔE 1.17
Vegas Gold #C5B358 ΔE 5.44
Sage #BCB88A ΔE 6.34
Sand #C2B280 ΔE 7.04

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.