Brave Olive is a mid-tone yellow from Dulux, hex #AC833F. Its light reflectance value is 25.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #AC833F
- RGB
- 172, 131, 63
- HSL
- 37°, 46%, 46%
- CMYK
- 0, 24, 63, 33
- LRV
- 25.4
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Brave Olive are 24YY 28384 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Saffron Valley 0872 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Medieval Gold 2152-10 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Brave Olive
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Olive, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Brave Olive
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Olive. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Brave Olive on it, so some of them look quite different.
Brave Olive is the 1,062nd of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.