Sapphire Salute vs Olive green
Where Sapphire Salute belongs to Dulux's range, Olive green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Sapphire Salute belongs to the blue family and Olive green to the green-yellow family. Olive green (LRV 11) reflects noticeably more light than Sapphire Salute (LRV 8), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sapphire Salute vs Olive green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sapphire Salute and Olive green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Sapphire Salute vs Olive green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sapphire Salute on one side and Olive green 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.
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