Benjamin Moore Dark Olive: A Complete Color Review

Looking for the perfect dark green paint color for your home? Let’s talk about Benjamin Moore Dark Olive and if it might be right for your home!

Deep, moody greens continue to grow in popularity. These stunning shades add an elegant touch to any room, making it feel both dramatic and timeless.

Dark olive greens are extremely versatile, bringing both a classic and trendy feel to a space. They pair well with a wide variety of paint colors and finishes.

Greens are great at bringing a bit of the outdoors inside, fitting perfectly with traditional, modern, farmhouse, or coastal styles.

Ready to fall in love with a deep olive? Let’s dive into what makes Benjamin Moore Dark Olive great.

Dark Olive, Benjamin Moore, 2140-30

Dark Olive is a deep, muted olive, perfect for creating an organic, sophisticated feel. It's dark and moody without being too bold.

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Color Family

Dark Olive is in the neutral family.

Light Reflectance Value

14

Light Reflective Value is the measurement of how much light a color bounces around. This is on a scale of 0 to 100 with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white.

With an LRV of 14, Dark Olive is quite a dark paint color. This means it bounces around 14% of light in a room.

In rooms with plenty of natural light, Dark Olive will appear a bit lighter. In darker rooms, it will show its true deep hue.

RGB Colors

R: 97 G: 98 B: 83

RGB describes the amount of each color - red, green, and blue - present in a color. This is on a scale of 0 to 255 for each color. This is basically the color mix to make the color!

Hex Code

#616253

Undertones

Dark Olive has yellow and gray undertones, giving it a slight warmth and a muted feel.

In south-facing rooms with lots of natural light, Dark Olive will look warmer and greener. You'll see glimpses of its yellow undertone.

In north-facing rooms with less natural light, Dark Olive will look cooler, deeper, and its gray undertone will be more noticeable.

Best uses

I love Dark Olive for creating a cozy, inviting feel. Here are some of my favorite ways to use it:

• Bedrooms, living rooms, or dens
• Fireplace
• Built-ins
• Interior or exterior doors
• Shutters
• Cabinetry or a kitchen island
• Accent wall
• Furniture
• Small bathrooms

Similar Colors

• Benjamin Moore Forest Floor
• Behr Fig Tree
• Sherwin Williams Pewter Green
• Benjamin Moore Mohegan Sage
• Behr Mountain Olive
• Sherwin Williams Rosemary
• Benjamin Moore Jade Romanesque

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Coordinating Colors

Dark Olive looks fantastic with neutrals like soft whites, creams, grays, beiges, dark browns, and blacks.

It also pairs well with soft blues, grays, and greens.

Soft whites:

• Swiss Coffee
• White Dove
• Steam
• Cloud White
• Moonlight White

Soft gray-greens:

• Sea Haze
• Fieldstone
• Gray Horse
• Gray Huskie
• Silver Song

Dusty roses / pinks:

• Antique Rose
• Dusty Mauve
• Belladonna Lily
• Sharon Rose
• Soft Cranberry

Trim Colors

Dark Olive pairs perfectly with a soft white trim, creating a clean and elegant look.

Soft white trim colors:

• Sherwin Williams Alabaster
• Benjamin Moore White Dove
• Behr Cameo White

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FAQS

Here are some common frequently asked questions about Dark Olive.

Is Benjamin Moore Dark Olive warm or cool?

Benjamin Moore Dark Olive is a deep olive green paint color. It's warm, but only slightly.

Dark Olive will appear warmer and more green-yellow in brighter spaces, and cooler and more green-gray in darker spaces.

What colors go with Benjamin Moore's Dark Olive?

As a deep, almost-neutral, Dark Olive is quite versatile. It pairs well with neutrals like soft whites, creams, grays, beiges, dark browns, and blacks. Dark Olive also pairs well with soft blues, grays, and greens.

To start, try swatching Dark Olive with Swiss Coffee (a soft white), Sea Haze (a soft green-gray), or Antique Rose (a dusty pink).

Is Dark Olive a timeless paint color?

Yes, Dark Olive is a timeless paint color. Its dark hue feels deep and elegant without being too bold or bright.

Greens are often considered timeless because they're organic and earthy, a great way to bring the outdoors in. Give Dark Olive a swatch and see how it looks in your home!

What's the difference: SW Evergreen Fog vs BM Dark Olive?

Both are gorgeous dark green-grays.

However, Evergreen Fog is noticeably lighter, more gray, and more muted, whereas Dark Olive is darker, more green, and more saturated.

Evergreen Fog is an extremely popular paint color, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right choice for your home. Swatch both, review them in different lighting, and see which you prefer!

What's the difference: BM Dark Olive vs Tate Olive?

These two have similar names, but there are some key differences.

Dark Olive is darker and more muted. Tate Olive is lighter, more yellow-green, and more saturated.

Your favorite will depend on your personal decor style and the lighting in your space. Swatch both and see which fits best in your space.

Is BM Dark Olive green or brown?

BM Dark Olive is a deep, dark olive green paint color. It has yellow and gray undertones. It will lean warmer and more green-yellow in brighter spaces, and cooler and more green-gray in darker spaces. BM Dark Olive will not appear brown.

Is Dark Olive a popular Benjamin Moore color?

Yes, Dark Olive is a popular Benjamin Moore color. Its deep, dark hue and almost neutral-ness make it a popular, timeless color.

Additionally, Dark Olive is versatile enough to pair with many other paint colors and finishes.

Thanks for reading!