Olive Yellow

The color code of Olive Yellow indicates, that green is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with red it forms the basic color yellow, which determines the initial color impression along with the remains of green. 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 66 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 70 %, Olive Yellow is a rather light color.

Hex	`#bcbe16`
RGB	`rgb(188, 190, 22)`
HSL*	`hsl(61, 79%, 42%)`
Lab*	`74.56 -17.84 72.82`
CMYK*	`1% 0% 88% 25%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

65 %

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