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Olive Dusk Pure
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Olive Dusk Pure

Lime · Hue 80
Hex
#71A607
RGB
rgb(113, 166, 7)
HSL
hsl(80, 92%, 34%)
CMYK
cmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 35%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 34%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.9:1Fail
on black
7.2:1AA
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About this color

Olive Dusk Pure (#71A607) belongs to the lime family — hue 80°, 92% saturation, 34% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-olive-dusk-pure: #71A607;
  --colorarchive-olive-dusk-pure-hsl: hsl(80, 92%, 34%);
  --colorarchive-olive-dusk-pure-rgb: rgb(113, 166, 7);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

OrganicSustainableGrounded
Common in

Agriculture · Sustainable Fashion · Landscape Architecture

Pairs well with

Earth tones (brown, tan), warm whites, or muted terracotta

Design tip

Ideal for brands emphasizing sustainability. Olive tones work well in navigation and secondary UI elements.

Cultural context ▶

Olive and dark lime connect to nature, military, and sustainability. Evokes resilience and growth.

Color Origins

Lime family

Half spring leaf, half pop-art neon.

Heritage

Lime — the yellow-green region of the spectrum — has no classical pigment of its own; painters historically achieved it by mixing yellow ochre with terre verte or lead-tin yellow with verdigris. The brilliant phthalo greens and arylide yellows of the 20th century made saturated lime achievable for the first time, which is why lime feels visually 'modern' even though grass and leaves have always lived there.

Across cultures

In Japan, the moss greens of traditional gardens (yamabuki, moegi) sit at the muted edge of lime. In American pop culture lime exploded with the 1960s — the 'Day-Glo' palette of psychedelic posters depended on it, and Mountain Dew commercialized it. In sportswear lime carries 'high-visibility' connotations (running gear, safety vests) that have lately come back into fashion as a deliberate aesthetic.

In the wild

Tennis balls have been lime-yellow ('optic yellow') since 1972, when Wimbledon found it most visible on color TV. Spotify's #1DB954 and the Xbox brand green both sit at the lime end. Lacoste and BP both run on saturated lime greens. Mountain Dew owns the brilliant supersaturated lime in beverage. In film, The Matrix's coded rain is lime-on-black — the choice was originally about the look of phosphor CRT terminals.

How it reads

Lime is the youngest-feeling green: it reads as fresh, citric, energetic, and slightly synthetic. At low saturation it becomes olive or moss, both heavily associated with craft, sustainability, and slow design. At high saturation it reads as sport, beverage, or technology. Lime is one of the harder hues to use as a primary brand color without trending toward 'energy drink' — many brands therefore use it as an accent against deep neutrals.

This particular tone

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #71A607.

  • Microsoftprimary
    Xbox Green · #7FBA00
    →
  • Googleprimary
    Google Green · #34A853
    →
  • GitHubaccent
    Success Green · #2DA44E
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #71A607.

  • IrelandPasture Green
    #7C9A4C · Limestone-base pastureland, the West
    →
  • VietnamRice Paddy Green
    #5F8D4E · Mekong Delta
    →
  • AustraliaBush Khaki
    #8E895C · Outback grassland in dry season
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Olive Velvet Pure
#8CCE09 · hsl(80, 92%, 42%)
Darker companion
Olive Shadow Pure
#5D8906 · hsl(80, 92%, 28%)
Complementary counterpoint
Orchid Dusk Pure
#3C07A6 · hsl(260, 92%, 34%)
Analogous lead
Moss Dusk Pure
#3CA607 · hsl(100, 92%, 34%)
Analogous echo
Canary Dusk Pure
#A69907 · hsl(55, 92%, 34%)
Triadic +120°
Azure Dusk Pure
#0771A6 · hsl(200, 92%, 34%)
Triadic +240°
Rose Dusk Pure
#A60771 · hsl(320, 92%, 34%)
Split-comp +150°
Indigo Dusk Pure
#0722A6 · hsl(230, 92%, 34%)
Split-comp +210°
Magenta Dusk Pure
#8C07A6 · hsl(290, 92%, 34%)
Export preview
Base: Olive Dusk Pure #71A607
Lighter companion: Olive Velvet Pure #8CCE09
Darker companion: Olive Shadow Pure #5D8906
Complementary counterpoint: Orchid Dusk Pure #3C07A6
Analogous lead: Moss Dusk Pure #3CA607
Analogous echo: Canary Dusk Pure #A69907
Triadic +120°: Azure Dusk Pure #0771A6
Triadic +240°: Rose Dusk Pure #A60771
Split-comp +150°: Indigo Dusk Pure #0722A6
Split-comp +210°: Magenta Dusk Pure #8C07A6

Compare

See how Olive Dusk Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsOlive Velvet PurevsOlive Shadow PurevsOrchid Dusk PurevsMoss Dusk PurevsCanary Dusk PurevsAzure Dusk Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Olive Dusk Bright
#6FA00E · hsl(80, 84%, 34%)
Nearby match
Olive Shadow Pure
#5D8906 · hsl(80, 92%, 28%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Dusk Pure
#7FA607 · hsl(75, 92%, 34%)
Nearby match
Olive Velvet Pure
#8CCE09 · hsl(80, 92%, 42%)
Nearby match
Olive Shadow Bright
#5B830B · hsl(80, 84%, 28%)
Nearby match
Olive Dusk Vivid
#6C9717 · hsl(80, 74%, 34%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.6:1
Orchid Shadow Vivid
#36137C
AA4.7:1
Orchid Shadow Bright
#330B83
AA4.7:1
Orchid Shadow Pure
#320689
AA4.5:1
Orchid Nocturne Faint
#312E38
AA4.7:1
Orchid Nocturne Muted
#302A3C
AA4.9:1
Orchid Nocturne Dust
#2F2640

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#888460
Protanopia
#8B8C56
Tritanopia
#747176
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