Match Relentless Olive
Sherwin-Williams Relentless Olive is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 16. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Relentless Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (22 vs 16) makes Green Glow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Sap Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Relentless Olive the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 29 vs 16, Prairie Sage is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Relentless Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Relentless Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.