Olive Yellow

The color code of Olive Yellow indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with green it forms the basic color yellow, which determines the initial color impression along with the remains of red. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Olive Yellow is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 70 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 66 %, Olive Yellow is a rather light color.

Hex	`#bbb209`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 9)`
HSL*	`hsl(57, 91%, 38%)`
Lab*	`71.16 -12.39 72.01`
CMYK*	`0% 5% 95% 27%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

66 %

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