Olive It is a light green from Johnstone's, hex #A4A494. Its light reflectance value is 36.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A4A494
- RGB
- 164, 164, 148
- HSL
- 60°, 8%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 10, 36
- LRV
- 36.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Olive It are Oil Cloth CSP-760 by Benjamin Moore (good match), French Gray by Farrow & Ball (good match) and Soulful Sage by Dulux (good 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Olive It
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Olive It
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Olive It. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Olive It on it, so some of them look quite different.
Olive It is the 1,812th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.