Pale Olivine vs Pistachio
Pale Olivine (Dulux) and Pistachio (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pale Olivine belongs to the beige-greige family and Pistachio to the yellow family. The 4-point LRV gap — 62 for Pale Olivine vs 58 for Pistachio — means Pale Olivine will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Olivine vs Pistachio in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Pale Olivine and Pistachio 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Pale Olivine has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pale Olivine gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Pale Olivine vs Pistachio Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Olivine on one side and Pistachio 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 Pale Olivine comparisons
See how Pale Olivine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Pale Olivine encloses it.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Pale Olivine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Olivine reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pale Olivine reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Olivine reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Pale Olivine encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Pale Olivine encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Pale Olivine the marginally brighter of the two.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Olivine reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Pale Olivine is decisively the brighter choice.