Olive drab
At first glance, Olive drab belongs to the beige family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 6.3 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 4 room images offer visual context for the color.
Hex
#3A3327LRV
6.32
Olive drab in Rooms
Follow Olive drab from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 room images offer visual context for the color.
1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Olive drab (RAL 6022) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
RAL Classic 6022 bedroom
1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Olive drab (RAL 6022) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
RAL Classic 6022 living room
1 Misc Photo
The color’s movement from one type of space to another can draw different notes from Olive drab (RAL 6022). The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
RAL Classic 6022 wall
1 Kitchen Photo
Olive drab (RAL 6022) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
RAL Classic 6022 kitchen interior
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Pigeon blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Olive drab encloses it.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Violet Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pastel blue reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Olive drab encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Distant blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Brillant blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.