Olive is green with the brightness and saturation pulled back until it turns earthy. It is the quietest green available, and the point of it is precisely that it does not look like a chroma key backdrop.
A muted background
Chroma green and lime are designed to be as loud as possible. Olive is the opposite: low luminance, low saturation, and easy to leave running on a second display without it registering in your peripheral vision. It also photographs as a natural, matte looking backdrop rather than an obviously artificial one.
Where it separates a subject well
Muted warm green backgrounds sit well behind subjects that are pale, cool or metallic, because they provide separation without competing. That is a familiar combination in still life and product photography, and a tablet showing olive gives you an even, seamless version of it.
What this olive screen offers
- Muted
#808000with no gradient or texture - Low luminance, comfortable as a long running background
- Reads as a natural backdrop rather than an obvious key colour
- Free hex entry across the olive and khaki range
- Live preview as the colour changes
- One press fullscreen with no browser interface
- PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG export at common presets or any custom size
- Nothing uploaded, no account required
- Keyboard accessible with visible focus states
Related screens
Green for keying, lime for maximum visibility, brown for a warmer earth tone, teal for its cool counterpart.
Olive screen questions
Can I key against olive?
It is a poor choice. Keying depends on the background being far from every colour in the subject, and olive is close to skin, hair and many natural materials. Use green or blue.
What is olive actually for?
A quiet coloured background. It is dark and desaturated enough to leave up indefinitely, and it works as a natural looking backdrop behind pale or cool subjects.