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Lush tropical plants and rattan screens give an almost alfresco, Hemingway-esque feel, while softwood beams channel Scandinavia, coupled with mid-century chairs and velvet cushioning in calming olive greens.
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Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
Pastels need anchoring hues that are darker or jewel tone, like olive green, chocolate brown, rust, or plum, to bounce off and keep them from feeling too sweet or saccharine.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
The classic black version is $80, but select colors (like olive green) are on sale for as little as $51.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Other photos show the olive green coloring and brown patches of a female Dadu mountain lizard.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Outgoing president Daniel Ortega ditched his olive green fatigues and started fresh as a civilian politician.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Also in attendance was Angela Lerche, Katy's sister, who wore a beige spaghetti-strap dress with olive green heels.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Dressed in an olive green cargo dress and her hair in soft waves, Clarkson flawlessly delivered the haunting chorus, backed by a harmonizing vocalist and her instrumentalists, affectionally called My Band Y’all.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Her double-breasted style, in a muted olive green shade, was worn without a shirt underneath.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
Pastels need anchoring hues that are darker or jewel tone, like olive green, chocolate brown, rust, or plum, to bounce off and keep them from feeling too sweet or saccharine.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
The classic black version is $80, but select colors (like olive green) are on sale for as little as $51.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Other photos show the olive green coloring and brown patches of a female Dadu mountain lizard.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Outgoing president Daniel Ortega ditched his olive green fatigues and started fresh as a civilian politician.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Also in attendance was Angela Lerche, Katy's sister, who wore a beige spaghetti-strap dress with olive green heels.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Dressed in an olive green cargo dress and her hair in soft waves, Clarkson flawlessly delivered the haunting chorus, backed by a harmonizing vocalist and her instrumentalists, affectionally called My Band Y’all.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Her double-breasted style, in a muted olive green shade, was worn without a shirt underneath.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Olive green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20green. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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