the patriotic color. All others aren't about the war; they aren't patriotic." Pantone 448 C, "the ugliest color in the world" commonly used in plain tobacco packaging, was initially described as a shade of olive green. Black olive Black olive is a color in the RAL color matching system. It is designated as RAL 6015. The color "black olive" is a representation of the color of black olives. This is one of the colors in the RAL color matching system, a color system widely used in Europe. The RAL color list originated in 1927, and it reached its present form in 1961. Olive in culture Ethnography The term "olive-skinned" is sometimes used to denote shades of medium-toned skin that is darker than the average color for White people, especially in connection with a Mediterranean ethnicity. See also List of colors Khaki, another color common in military uniforms References Quaternary colors Shades of green Shades of yellow Shades of black Web colors