Primary#8B8B00
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F3F3E6
RGB 243, 243, 230
HSL 60°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.19
100 Copy
#DCDCB2
RGB 220, 220, 178
HSL 60°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.41 AAA 10.49
300 Copy
#B9B966
RGB 185, 185, 102
HSL 60°, 37%, 56%
Fail 2.06 AAA 7.16
500 Copy
#8B8B00
RGB 139, 139, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 27%
AA large 3.63 AA large 4.07
700 Copy
#686800
RGB 104, 104, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 20%
AA 5.88 Fail 2.51
900 Copy
#464600
RGB 70, 70, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 14%
AAA 9.83 Fail 1.5
Secondary#8B4600
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F3ECE6
RGB 243, 236, 230
HSL 28°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.61
100 Copy
#DCC8B2
RGB 220, 200, 178
HSL 31°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#B99066
RGB 185, 144, 102
HSL 30°, 37%, 56%
Fail 2.9 AA 5.09
500 Copy
#8B4600
RGB 139, 70, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 27%
AAA 7.06 Fail 2.09
700 Copy
#683400
RGB 104, 52, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 20%
AAA 10.1 Fail 1.46
900 Copy
#462300
RGB 70, 35, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 14%
AAA 13.99 Fail 1.05
Tertiary#468B00
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#ECF3E6
RGB 236, 243, 230
HSL 92°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.02
100 Copy
#C8DCB2
RGB 200, 220, 178
HSL 89°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.46 AAA 10.07
300 Copy
#90B966
RGB 144, 185, 102
HSL 90°, 37%, 56%
Fail 2.25 AA 6.55
500 Copy
#468B00
RGB 70, 139, 0
HSL 90°, 100%, 27%
AA large 4.24 AA large 3.48
700 Copy
#346800
RGB 52, 104, 0
HSL 90°, 100%, 20%
AA 6.72 Fail 2.2
900 Copy
#234600
RGB 35, 70, 0
HSL 90°, 100%, 14%
AAA 10.78 Fail 1.37
Quaternary#8B0000
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F3E6E6
RGB 243, 230, 230
HSL 0°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.22 AAA 12.14
100 Copy
#DCB2B2
RGB 220, 178, 178
HSL 0°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.9 AAA 7.77
300 Copy
#B96666
RGB 185, 102, 102
HSL 0°, 37%, 56%
AA large 4.07 AA large 3.62
500 Copy
#8B0000
RGB 139, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 27%
AAA 10.01 Fail 1.47
700 Copy
#680000
RGB 104, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 20%
AAA 13.22 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#460000
RGB 70, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 14%
AAA 16.66 Fail 1.13
Quinary#008B00
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#E6F3E6
RGB 230, 243, 230
HSL 120°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.88
100 Copy
#B2DCB2
RGB 178, 220, 178
HSL 120°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.52 AAA 9.68
300 Copy
#66B966
RGB 102, 185, 102
HSL 120°, 37%, 56%
Fail 2.41 AA 6.11
500 Copy
#008B00
RGB 0, 139, 0
HSL 120°, 100%, 27%
AA large 4.47 AA large 3.3
700 Copy
#006800
RGB 0, 104, 0
HSL 120°, 100%, 20%
AAA 7.05 Fail 2.09
900 Copy
#004600
RGB 0, 70, 0
HSL 120°, 100%, 14%
AAA 11.19 Fail 1.32
Neutral#68684B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0F0ED
RGB 240, 240, 237
HSL 60°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.14 AAA 12.92
100 Copy
#D2D2C9
RGB 210, 210, 201
HSL 60°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.52 AAA 9.7
300 Copy
#A4A493
RGB 164, 164, 147
HSL 60°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.53 AA 5.84
500 Copy
#68684B
RGB 104, 104, 75
HSL 60°, 16%, 35%
AA 5.72 Fail 2.58
700 Copy
#4E4E38
RGB 78, 78, 56
HSL 60°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.5 Fail 1.74
900 Copy
#343426
RGB 52, 52, 38
HSL 60°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.61 Fail 1.17
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Olive Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 8b8b00-analogous.css and 8b8b00-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F3F3E6;
--primary-100: #DCDCB2;
--primary-300: #B9B966;
--primary-500: #8B8B00;
--primary-700: #686800;
--primary-900: #464600;
--secondary-50: #F3ECE6;
--secondary-100: #DCC8B2;
--secondary-300: #B99066;
--secondary-500: #8B4600;
--secondary-700: #683400;
--secondary-900: #462300;
--tertiary-50: #ECF3E6;
--tertiary-100: #C8DCB2;
--tertiary-300: #90B966;
--tertiary-500: #468B00;
--tertiary-700: #346800;
--tertiary-900: #234600;
--quaternary-50: #F3E6E6;
--quaternary-100: #DCB2B2;
--quaternary-300: #B96666;
--quaternary-500: #8B0000;
--quaternary-700: #680000;
--quaternary-900: #460000;
--quinary-50: #E6F3E6;
--quinary-100: #B2DCB2;
--quinary-300: #66B966;
--quinary-500: #008B00;
--quinary-700: #006800;
--quinary-900: #004600;
--neutral-50: #F0F0ED;
--neutral-100: #D2D2C9;
--neutral-300: #A4A493;
--neutral-500: #68684B;
--neutral-700: #4E4E38;
--neutral-900: #343426;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.