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Often paired with other earth tones like terra-cotta, orange, brown, and red, olive green is like a softer, warmer version of black.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
The new vanity is olive green and has a white porcelain sink.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Working a color palette that added burgundy and plum, in addition to olive green, as new neutrals — very much in sync with what was trending at the fair for fall — the brand plied cashmere and wool blends or alpaca jerseys into voluptuous coats, featuring raglan sleeves and oversize lapels.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
The background of the nails was a creamy, sky blue—perhaps emulating the transparencies of a Martini glass—and on it floated small circles of olive green, the garnish.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
The new vanity is olive green and has a white porcelain sink.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Working a color palette that added burgundy and plum, in addition to olive green, as new neutrals — very much in sync with what was trending at the fair for fall — the brand plied cashmere and wool blends or alpaca jerseys into voluptuous coats, featuring raglan sleeves and oversize lapels.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
The background of the nails was a creamy, sky blue—perhaps emulating the transparencies of a Martini glass—and on it floated small circles of olive green, the garnish.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Olive green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20green. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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