Dusted Olive vs Rice Grain
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Rice Grain (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Dusted Olive (LRV 40), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 21.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusted Olive vs Rice Grain in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dusted Olive and Rice Grain 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 LRV gap is large enough that Rice Grain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Olive would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Rice Grain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Olive.
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. Rice Grain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Olive.
Color Details
Dusted Olive vs Rice Grain Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Olive on one side and Rice Grain 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 Dusted Olive comparisons
See how Dusted Olive stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 40, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Dusted Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 4, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 40, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 21, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 25, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Dusted Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 7, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 40, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.