Spanish Olive vs Grassland paint color comparison

Spanish Olive vs Grassland

Spanish Olive is a Benjamin Moore color while Grassland comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 53 and 50, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Spanish Olive's yellow character against Grassland's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Spanish Olive
Benjamin Moore · 1509
LRV52.5
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1509
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Grassland
Sherwin-Williams · 6163
LRV50.1
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6163
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Spanish Olive vs Grassland Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spanish Olive on one side and Grassland on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Spanish Olive comparisons

See how Spanish Olive stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Spanish Olive
Ammonite
Spanish Olive
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Spanish Olive
White Dove
Spanish Olive
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Spanish Olive encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Iron Ore
Spanish Olive
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Purbeck Stone
Spanish Olive
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Spanish Olive
Evergreen Fog
Spanish Olive
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

At LRV 53 vs 30, Spanish Olive is decisively the brighter choice.

Spanish Olive
Spanish Olive
Mizzle
Mizzle
Spanish Olive vs Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Spanish Olive
Agreeable Gray
Spanish Olive
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Spanish Olive
Accessible Beige
Spanish Olive
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Spanish Olive
Denim Drift
Spanish Olive
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Spanish Olive
French Gray
Spanish Olive
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Spanish Olive the marginally brighter of the two.

Spanish Olive
Naval
Spanish Olive
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 53 vs 4, Spanish Olive is decisively the brighter choice.

Spanish Olive
Tranquil Dawn
Spanish Olive
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Spanish Olive
Bancha
Spanish Olive
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Hardwick White
Spanish Olive
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Spanish Olive
Pure White
Spanish Olive
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Spanish Olive
Artichoke
Spanish Olive
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 53 vs 21, Spanish Olive is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Spanish Olive
Balboa Mist
Spanish Olive
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Spanish Olive encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Shoji White
Spanish Olive
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Spanish Olive encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Snowbound
Spanish Olive
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Spanish Olive encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Pigeon
Spanish Olive
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Spanish Olive
Pewter Green
Spanish Olive
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Duck Green
Spanish Olive
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Skimming Stone
Spanish Olive
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Spanish Olive encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Dix Blue
Spanish Olive
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

A 12-point LRV gap (53 vs 41) makes Spanish Olive the marginally brighter of the two.

Spanish Olive
Hicks' Blue
Spanish Olive
Hicks' Blue
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive vs Hicks' Blue

Spanish Olive
Slaked Lime Deep
Spanish Olive
Slaked Lime Deep

Spanish Olive vs Slaked Lime Deep

Spanish Olive
Vintage Vogue
Spanish Olive
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Spanish Olive
Livid
Spanish Olive
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Spanish Olive
Saybrook Sage
Spanish Olive
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53

Spanish Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Spanish Olive
Pale Green
Spanish Olive
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Spanish Olive
1509 · LRV 53
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 53 vs 31, Spanish Olive is decisively the brighter choice.