Match Dusted Olive
Sherwin-Williams Dusted Olive is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Goldie Oldie reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dusted Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 35) makes Dusted Olive the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Bath Stone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes Cellini Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Dusted Olive the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Hay is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Dusted Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.