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Aegean Olive 1491
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Aegean Olive sits at L* 37.8, a* -0.9, b* 8.1. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 8.2, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 11.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.5, Aegean Olive is lighter than 9% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Aegean Olive
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Trail | SW 9525 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Aegean Olive
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rice | 780D-7 | 0.36 | Practically identical | |
| Windgate Hill | MQ6-24 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Night Mission | N370-7 | 1.51 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durango | 2137-30 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Randolph Gray | CW-85 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dakota Woods Green | 2139-20 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabbage Patch | 2141-20 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tuscany Green | 2140-20 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Spanish Moss ES-44 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Backwoods 469 · lighter, LRV 12.7
- Backwoods CC-630 · lighter, LRV 12.7
- Branchport Brown HC-72 · darker, LRV 10.0
- Tuscany Green 2140-20 · darker, LRV 9.6
- Rural Earth 1239 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Aegean Olive
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Evening Dove 2128-30 · complementary (180°)
- Clinton Brown HC-67 · analogous (−30°)
- Vintage Vogue 462 · analogous (+30°)
- Yorktowne Green HC-133 · triadic (120°)
- Cabernet 2116-30 · triadic (240°)
Aegean Olive vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.7) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 11.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.5), more blue/cool, more muted.