Olive Tint vs Gardenia
Olive Tint (Cloverdale Paint) and Gardenia (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Olive Tint reads as beige-yellow, while Gardenia reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 83 vs 83 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.3 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Olive Tint vs Gardenia in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Olive Tint and Gardenia are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Olive Tint vs Gardenia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Olive Tint on one side and Gardenia on the other.
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 Olive Tint comparisons
See how Olive Tint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 83 vs 6, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Olive Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Olive Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Olive Tint reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.