Obsidian Green vs Olive Colour
Both from Little Greene's palette. Hue-wise, Obsidian Green belongs to the green family and Olive Colour to the beige-yellow family. Olive Colour (LRV 5) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Obsidian Green runs green while Olive Colour is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Obsidian Green vs Olive Colour in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Obsidian Green and Olive Colour in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Olive Colour gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Olive Colour reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Olive Colour reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Olive Colour reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Obsidian Green vs Olive Colour Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Obsidian Green on one side and Olive Colour 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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