Brown

RAL 8008

Olive Brown

RAL 8008 Olive Brown is a dark, warm brown with subtle green undertones that give it an organic, woodland character. This earthy shade is specified for military applications, hunting equipment, and rustic architectural design where a natural, camouflage-friendly brown is needed. Olive Brown blends effectively with temperate forest environments and is used in several European military camouflage patterns. In civilian applications, it brings a rugged, outdoorsy quality to commercial and residential projects.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#6F4F28
RGBrgb(111, 79, 40)
HSLhsl(33°, 47%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 64%, 56%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
111
G
79
B
40
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
7.4:1Pass
Black text
2.8:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)36
a* (Green-Red)9
b* (Blue-Yellow)28
L* (LCh)36
C* (Chroma)29
h° (Hue)72°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
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Complementary
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Complementary
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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.2:1
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1.7:1
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2.8:1
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2.1:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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