Olive drab is variously described as a "dull olive-green colour" (Oxford English Dictionary);[4] "a shade of greenish-brown" (Webster's New World Dictionary);[5] "a dark gray-green" (MacMillan English dictionary); "a grayish olive to dark olive brown or olive gray" (American Heritage Dictionary);[6] or "A dull but fairly strong gray-green color" (Collins English Dictionary). It is widely used as a camouflage color for uniforms and equipment in the armed forces.
The first recorded use of olive drab as a color name in English was in 1892.[7]Drab is an older color name, from the middle of the 16th century. It refers to a dull light brown color, the color of cloth made from undyed homespun wool. It took its name from the old French word for cloth, drap.[4]
There are many shades and variations of olive drab. Various shades were used on United States Army uniforms in World War II. The shade used for enlisted soldier's uniforms at the beginning of the war was officially called Olive Drab #33 (OD33), while officer's uniforms used the much darker Olive Drab #51 (OD51). Field equipment was in Olive Drab #3 (OD3), a very light, almost khaki shade. In 1943 new field uniforms and equipment were produced in the darker Olive Drab #7 (OD7). This was in turn replaced by the slightly grayer Olive Green 107 (OG-107) in 1952,[8] which continued as the color of combat uniforms through the Vietnam War until the adoption in 1981 of the four-color-camouflage-patterned M81 Battle Dress Uniform, which retained olive drab as one of the color swatches in the pattern. The shade used for painting vehicles is defined by Federal Standard 595 in the United States.[9]
As a solid color, it is not as effective for camouflage as multi-color patterns, though it is still used by the U.S. military to color webbing and accessories. The armies of Israel, India, Cuba, and Venezuela wear solid-color olive drab uniforms.
In the American novel A Separate Peace, Finny says to Gene, "...and in these times of war, we all see olive drab, and we all know it is the patriotic color. All others aren't about the war; they aren't patriotic."
Olive drab is the uniform color of the Israel Army.
Cuban soldiers in olive drab.
An M1 helmet, the standard helmet of the U.S. Army from 1941 through the Vietnam War. This helmet is from the Vietnam War; the color is olive green 107.
The color "black olive" is a representation of the color of black olives.
Olive in cultureedit
Ethnography
The term "olive-skinned" is sometimes used to denote shades of medium-toned skin that is darker than the average color for White people, especially in connection with a Mediterranean ethnicity.
^"Olive – Definition of olive by Merriam-Webster". merriam-webster.com. 31 October 2023.
^The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called olivine in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the color olivine is displayed on page 59, Plate 18, Color Sample C6.
^Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930—McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Olivine: Page 59, Plate 18, Color Sample C6
^"What Does Olive Drab Mean?". Olive-drab.com. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^"Does this colour turn you off?". 16 August 2012.
^"Black olive / #3B3C36 Hex Color Code". colorsdata.com.
February 16, 2024
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Olive is a dark yellowish green color 1 like that of unripe or green olives Olive Color coordinatesHex triplet 808000sRGBB r g b 128 128 0 HSV h s v 60 100 50 CIELChuv L C h 52 57 86 SourceX11 color namesISCC NBS descriptorLight oliveB Normalized to 0 255 byte H Normalized to 0 100 hundred Green olivesAs a color word in the English language it appears in late Middle English Contents 1 Variations 1 1 Olivine 1 2 Olive drab 1 3 Black olive 2 Olive in culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesVariations editOlivine edit Olivine nbsp Color coordinatesHex triplet 9AB973sRGBB r g b 154 185 115 HSV h s v 87 38 73 CIELChuv L C h 71 48 108 Source 1 Maerz amp Paul 2 ISCC NBS descriptorModerate yellow greenB Normalized to 0 255 byte Olivine is the typical color of the mineral olivine nbsp Olivine crystalsThe first recorded use of olivine as a color name in English was in 1912 3 Olive drab edit Olive gray redirects here For the English actor see Olive Gray Olive drab nbsp Color coordinatesHex triplet 6B8E23sRGBB r g b 107 142 35 HSV h s v 80 75 56 CIELChuv L C h 55 60 107 SourceX11 color namesISCC NBS descriptorStrong yellow greenB Normalized to 0 255 byte Olive drab camouflage nbsp Color coordinatesHex triplet 544F3DsRGBB r g b 84 79 61 HSV h s v 47 27 33 CIELChuv L C h 34 14 73 SourceFederal Standard 595 33070ISCC NBS descriptorGrayish oliveB Normalized to 0 255 byte Olive drab is variously described as a dull olive green colour Oxford English Dictionary 4 a shade of greenish brown Webster s New World Dictionary 5 a dark gray green MacMillan English dictionary a grayish olive to dark olive brown or olive gray American Heritage Dictionary 6 or A dull but fairly strong gray green color Collins English Dictionary It is widely used as a camouflage color for uniforms and equipment in the armed forces The first recorded use of olive drab as a color name in English was in 1892 7 Drab is an older color name from the middle of the 16th century It refers to a dull light brown color the color of cloth made from undyed homespun wool It took its name from the old French word for cloth drap 4 There are many shades and variations of olive drab Various shades were used on United States Army uniforms in World War II The shade used for enlisted soldier s uniforms at the beginning of the war was officially called Olive Drab 33 OD33 while officer s uniforms used the much darker Olive Drab 51 OD51 Field equipment was in Olive Drab 3 OD3 a very light almost khaki shade In 1943 new field uniforms and equipment were produced in the darker Olive Drab 7 OD7 This was in turn replaced by the slightly grayer Olive Green 107 OG 107 in 1952 8 which continued as the color of combat uniforms through the Vietnam War until the adoption in 1981 of the four color camouflage patterned M81 Battle Dress Uniform which retained olive drab as one of the color swatches in the pattern The shade used for painting vehicles is defined by Federal Standard 595 in the United States 9 As a solid color it is not as effective for camouflage as multi color patterns though it is still used by the U S military to color webbing and accessories The armies of Israel India Cuba and Venezuela wear solid color olive drab uniforms In the American novel A Separate Peace Finny says to Gene and in these times of war we all see olive drab and we all know it is the patriotic color All others aren t about the war they aren t patriotic Pantone 448 C the ugliest color in the world commonly used in plain tobacco packaging was initially described as a shade of olive green 10 nbsp An olive drab M 1943 field jacket worn by US soldiers during World War II and the Korean War nbsp Olive drab is the uniform color of the Israel Army nbsp Cuban soldiers in olive drab nbsp An M1 helmet the standard helmet of the U S Army from 1941 through the Vietnam War This helmet is from the Vietnam War the color is olive green 107 Black olive edit nbsp An example of black olivesBlack olive nbsp Color coordinatesHex triplet 3B3C36sRGBB r g b 59 60 54 HSV h s v 70 10 24 CIELChuv L C h 25 4 93 SourceRAL ColorsData 11 ISCC NBS descriptorDark grayish olive greenB Normalized to 0 255 byte Black olive is a color in the RAL color matching system It is designated as RAL 6015 The color black olive is a representation of the color of black olives Olive in culture editEthnographyThe term olive skinned is sometimes used to denote shades of medium toned skin that is darker than the average color for White people especially in connection with a Mediterranean ethnicity See also editList of colors Khaki another color common in military uniformsReferences edit Olive Definition of olive by Merriam Webster merriam webster com 31 October 2023 The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called olivine in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York 1930 McGraw Hill the color olivine is displayed on page 59 Plate 18 Color Sample C6 Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York 1930 McGraw Hill Page 200 Color Sample of Olivine Page 59 Plate 18 Color Sample C6 a b Oxford English Dictionary 5th Edition 1982 Webster s New World Dictionary of the American Language American Heritage Dictionary of the American Language 4th edition Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York 1930 McGraw Hill Page 200 Color Sample of Olive Drab Page 53 Plate 15 Color Sample J5 Soldier S Barracks Bag Olive drab com 2008 05 22 Retrieved 2009 04 15 What Does Olive Drab Mean Olive drab com 2008 05 22 Retrieved 2009 04 15 Does this colour turn you off 16 August 2012 Black olive 3B3C36 Hex Color Code colorsdata com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olive color amp oldid 1189705451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
