Olive drab vs Millstream

RAL Classic
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Behr

Olive drab (RAL Classic) and Millstream (Behr) come from different manufacturers. The 55-point LRV gap — 61 for Millstream vs 6 for Olive drab — means Millstream will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 64.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

Olive drab vs Millstream Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 64.3Very different colors

Color Details

Olive drab
RAL Classic · RAL 6022
Hex#3A3327
LRV6.3
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6022
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Olive drab
Millstream
Behr · PPU14-16
Hex#b9d4de
LRV61.0
BrandBehr
NumberPPU14-16
UndertoneBlue
Temperaturecool
Brightnesslight
View Millstream

Olive drab vs Millstream in Real Spaces

Seeing Olive drab and Millstream in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.

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. Millstream reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Olive drab.

Olive drab
RAL Classic undefined RAL 6022 living room

Plan Home visualization

Millstream
Behr Millstream living room interior

Visualization

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. Millstream returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Olive drab
RAL Classic undefined RAL 6022 bedroom

Plan Home visualization

Millstream
Behr Millstream bedroom

Visualization

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Millstream returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Olive drab
RAL Classic undefined RAL 6022 kitchen interior

Plan Home visualization

Millstream
Behr Millstream kitchen painted backsplash

Visualization

More Olive drab comparisons

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

White Dove
Olive drab
White Dove

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Ammonite
Olive drab
Ammonite

Light vs dark contrast

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Iron Ore
Olive drab
Iron Ore

RAL Classic vs Sherwin-Williams

RAL Classic vs Sherwin-Williams

Purbeck Stone
Olive drab
Purbeck Stone

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Farrow & Ball

Evergreen Fog
Olive drab
Evergreen Fog

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Sherwin-Williams

Mizzle
Olive drab
Mizzle

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Farrow & Ball

Agreeable Gray
Olive drab
Agreeable Gray

Light vs dark contrast

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Denim Drift
Olive drab
Denim Drift

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Dulux

Tranquil Dawn
Olive drab
Tranquil Dawn

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Dulux

Balboa Mist
Olive drab
Balboa Mist

Light vs dark contrast

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Vintage Vogue
Olive drab
Vintage Vogue

RAL Classic vs Benjamin Moore

RAL Classic vs Benjamin Moore

Pale Green
Olive drab
Pale Green

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic

Pine Needle
Olive drab
Pine Needle

RAL Classic vs Dulux

RAL Classic vs Dulux

Cement grey
Olive drab
Cement grey

Cement grey reads lighter

RAL Classic

Black grey
Olive drab
Black grey

Two RAL Classic colors

RAL Classic

Humble Yellow
Olive drab
Humble Yellow

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Jotun

Windmill Lane
Olive drab
Windmill Lane

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Little Greene

Senses
Olive drab
Senses

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Jotun

Lamp Black
Olive drab
Lamp Black

RAL Classic vs Little Greene

RAL Classic vs Little Greene

Washed Linen
Olive drab
Washed Linen

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Jotun

Tea with Florence
Olive drab
Tea with Florence

Tea with Florence reads lighter

RAL Classic vs Little Greene

Ocean Abyss
Olive drab
Ocean Abyss

RAL Classic vs Behr

RAL Classic vs Behr

Classic Silver
Olive drab
Classic Silver

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Behr

Teton Blue
Olive drab
Teton Blue

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs Behr

RAL 110-2
Olive drab
RAL 110-2

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs RAL Effect

RAL 110-1
Olive drab
RAL 110-1

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs RAL Effect

RAL 180-1
Olive drab
RAL 180-1

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs RAL Effect

S 8000-N
Olive drab
S 8000-N

RAL Classic vs NCS

RAL Classic vs NCS

S 0500-N
Olive drab
S 0500-N

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs NCS

S 0502-Y
Olive drab
S 0502-Y

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Classic vs NCS