Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive 1491
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- Aegean Olive for living room (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive reviews (4 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive undertones?
- Is Aegean Olive 1491 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Aegean Olive
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Aegean Olive 1491
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Aegean Olive 1491 |
| Code: | 1491 |
| Name: | Aegean Olive |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive?
Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive 1491 is a deep, muted olive-gray with a distinctly earthy cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than green-forward, while the brownish warmth in #5D594C prevents it from reading like a cold charcoal. In bright natural light, Aegean Olive can show more of its softened khaki-olive character; at night or in shadow, it settles into a darker, weathered gray-brown. It gives cabinetry, library walls, dining rooms, and exterior trim a substantial, close-to-neutral finish. Pair it with warm off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, linen, and stone for a layered palette with quiet contrast.
Aegean Olive for living room
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What are Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive undertones?
Aegean Olive is a deep, very muted olive-leaning neutral that reads as dark green softened by brown and gray. The visible color has a subtle yellowish cast rather than a strong green or gold presence, so its undertone is restrained and can shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes it as an earthy green warmed by rich brown undertones, which aligns with its overall olive-green family and low-saturation appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its brown and yellow-olive side, while cool daylight can make the green-gray aspect seem clearer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
93, 89, 76
Is Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 46°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
1491 Aegean Olive HSL code: 46, 10%, 33%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Aegean Olive
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Aegean Olive:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Aegean Olive with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 226, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.
LRV of Aegean Olive
Aegean Olive has an LRV of 11.54% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 11.54%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #5D594C |
| RGB Decimal | 93, 89, 76 |
| RGB Percent | 36.47%, 34.90%, 29.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 46° Saturation: 18.28% Value: 36.47% |
| HSL | hsl(46, 10, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.3 Yellow: 18.28 Key: 63.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 88.714 I: 6.561 Q: -3.199 |
| XYZ | X: 9.391 Y: 9.994 Z: 8.27 |
| CIE Lab | L:37.831 a:-0.882 b:8.114 |
| CIE Luv | L:37.831 u:3.044 v:9.938 |
| Decimal | 6117708 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.613, -2.298, 6.619 |
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