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olive-round-diamondThe color resembling unripe olives, olive is a modified spectral color that is produced through a mixture of green and yellow with either gray or brown pigments of varying proportions.

Olive colors in which gray or green are visually predominant are called cool olives, while olives in which brown or yellow predominate are known as warm olive colors.

Popular names for different mixtures of olive are asparagus, avocado, chameleon, moss, sage, and seaweed.

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