Bright Olive is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Bright Olive is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Bright Olive is #9CBB04.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Bright Olive has 61%% Red, 73% Green, and 2% Blue.
Bright Olive has 70° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 73% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Bright Olive has 70° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 37% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Bright Olive has 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow, and 27% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#9CBB04 |
|
RGB |
(156, 187, 4) |
(61%, 73%, 2%) |
HSV |
(70°, 98, 73) |
(19%, 98%, 73%) |
HSL |
(70°, 97, 37) |
(19%, 97%, 37%) |
CMYK |
(17, 0, 98, 27) |
(17%, 0%, 98%, 27%) |
The natural luminance of Bright Olive is 43%, which is medium high.
Bright Olive has a higher contrast with black than white.
Bright Olive and black have a 9.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Bright Olive and white have a 2.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
43% |
AAA (9.5) |
insufficient (2.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Bright Olive paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 51% Yellow, 21% Green, 27% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
51%
Red
0%
Green
21%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
27%
White
2%
To mix Bright Olive paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Cyan, 61% Yellow, 27% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
10%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
61%
Black
27%
White
2%
Colors similar to Bright Olive are: Mustard Green, Pistachio Green, Dark Lime, Dark Lime Green, and Citrus. Mustard Green is more yellow than Bright Olive. Pistachio Green is paler and lighter than Bright Olive. Dark Lime is more green and darker than Bright Olive. Dark Lime Green is more green than Bright Olive. Citrus is paler and lighter than Bright Olive.