Match Russian Olive
PPG Russian Olive is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 13. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Twig Basket reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Reed green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes RAL 770-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 13) makes Soft Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Russian Olive the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.