olive-gray
6.0
A gray color with a hint of olive green
- adjective
- /ˈɑlɪvˌɡreɪ/
:
gris olivo
- She chose an olive-gray sweater that perfectly matched her autumn outfit.
Examples
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The artist mixed various shades until he achieved the perfect olive-gray for his landscape painting.
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This morning's sparkly water had been replaced by a choppy olive-grey surface.
Fiction book (2000) -
The walls were painted a soothing olive-gray that complemented the natural light.
Synonyms
3
3.9
A green color mixed with gray
leans the other way, being mainly grey with green undertone
1
3.0
A gray color with a little green in it
has a grey base with a slightly yellowish green tint
1
3.2
A green color mixed with gray
is mainly grey with a subtle yellowish green hint
olive drab
vsolive-gray
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5.1
A dull green-brown color often used for military clothes and gear
is less muted and emphasizes a greyer shade with yellowish green hint
olive-colored
vsolive-gray
1
3.7
A yellow-green color like green olives
is specifically greyer and carries a faint yellowish green tint
How Green
Surface Forms
olive-gray positive
olive-grey positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word olive-gray combines olive, the small green fruit and its green color, and gray, 'a neutral color'. So it means 'a gray color with a hint of olive green'.