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Ripe Olive SW 6209
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Ripe Olive sits at L* 29.9, a* -4.0, b* 6.0. Its hue angle is 123° and its chroma is 7.3, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 55%.
LRV 6.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.2, Ripe Olive is lighter than 5% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Ripe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatigue Green | 2140-10 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep River | 1582 | 4.56 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Waller Green | CW-510 | 4.76 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Ripe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Forest | BXC-12 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Forest Floor | PPF-55 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Swan | 710F-7 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Woods | SW 7749 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Foxhall Green | SW 9184 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olympic Range | SW 7750 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forestwood | SW 7730 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Path | SW 2929 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · lighter, LRV 7.5
- Nocturne SW 9520 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Tungsten SW 9515 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Garden Path SW 2929 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Andiron SW 6174 · darker, LRV 5.1
- Clove SW 9605 · darker, LRV 5.1
Colors that go with Ripe Olive
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Ripe Olive:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Green Onyx SW 9128
- Spare White SW 6203
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · complementary (180°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · analogous (−30°)
- Olympic Range SW 7750 · analogous (+30°)
- Sea Serpent SW 7615 · triadic (120°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (240°)
Ripe Olive vs popular colors
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 8.1 vs 6.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 8.2 vs 6.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.