Aegean Olive
There is more to Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive (1491) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#5D594C
LRV
11.54
Aegean Olive in Rooms
Follow Aegean Olive from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image place Aegean Olive (1491) in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. With an LRV of 11.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Living room walls painted Aegean Olive create peaceful elegance.
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1 Home Office Photo
1 home office image trace Aegean Olive (1491) through the transition between focused work and the rest of the home. Catalog words such as Grounding, Rich, Timeless offer another lens on its character.
Home office walls in Aegean Olive foster calm concentration.
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3 Misc Photos
Aegean Olive (1491) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Storage units finished in Aegean Olive add subtle, earthy character.
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Painted cabinetry in Aegean Olive brings understated, natural warmth.
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Cabinet doors dressed in Aegean Olive contribute quiet sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 12, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Mount Saint Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Serengeti Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Mist reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Aegean Olive encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (24 vs 12) makes Bachelor Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 12 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coastline reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Aegean Olive encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Comet is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Aegean Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Carter Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gargoyle reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Sparrow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes River Silt the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Gloucester Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Aegean Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
An earthy green warmed by rich brown undertones.