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Color:
Drab Olive


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Colors with the same hue:
Pine green
Rifle green
Sap green
Maximum Green
Subdued Olive
New Leaf Green
Drab Green
Cyber Green
Mango green
Kiwi
Olivine
French lime
Celery
Subtle Green
Similar colors:
Camouflage Green
Thyme
Ranger Green
Artichoke
Artichoke green
Cactus Green
Dark olive green
Fern green
Ebony
Lichen
Faded Olive
Russian green
Weathered Wood
Moss green
Muddy Green
Dark moss green
Vomit Green
Lichen Green
Words evoked by this color:
tunisian,  pyramidal,  alexandria,  minaret,  sphinx,  foss,  ailanthus,  redneck,  hidden,  dower,  culver,  monumental,  stone,  countertop,  sarcophagus,  stones,  pierre,  sculpted,  nick,  doppelganger,  louche,  lingering,  blurred,  smuggle,  puffing,  bamboo,  knackered,  knot,  fernand,  fernandez,  fern,  steely,  machining,  towering,  tempered,  sheathed,  stiffened,  stiffer,  refinery,  rigid,  annealed,  tightened,  tighten,  tightening,  clenched,  metallurgy,  equipping,  high-rise,  structural,  material
Literary analysis:
In literature, the color "drab olive" is often employed to evoke a sense of faded brilliance or understated naturalness. For instance, one narrative describes a character whose once high and lively coloration has diminished, leaving him with a drab olive tone that hints at loss or decay ([1]). Similarly, the color is used to depict physical characteristics in a more detailed character portrayal, as seen in the description of a female figure whose drab olive complexion contrasts sharply with her bright yellow throat, suggesting both a natural subtlety and a flash of unexpected vibrancy ([2]).
  1. His high color had faded to a drab olive.
    — from The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand
  2. Male: All yellow, with a black mask over eyes Female: Drab olive color with bright yellow throat
    — from Life in the Shifting Dunes A popular field guide to the natural history of Castle Neck, Ipswich, Massachusetts by Laurence B. White

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