Benjamin Moore Dark Olive 2140-30

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Dark Olive for bedroom (3 photos)
Dark Olive for living room (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Dark Olive for bathroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore 2140-30 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Dark Olive reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Dark Olive undertones?
Is Dark Olive 2140-30 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dark Olive
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dark Olive 2140-30
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dark Olive 2140-30
Code:	2140-30
Name:	Dark Olive
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Dark Olive?

Benjamin Moore Dark Olive 2140-30 is a muted, medium-depth olive with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its low-saturation green character can look slightly warmer beside cream and natural wood, while cooler daylight may bring forward its gray, shaded quality. Use it on cabinetry, a library wall, or a dining room to create contrast without the heaviness of near-black paint. Dark Olive pairs especially well with warm white trim, aged brass, walnut, blackened metal, and stone surfaces with beige or charcoal variation. In a room with limited light, this color will appear deeper and more reserved, so lighter ceilings and surrounding finishes help maintain definition.

Dark Olive for bedroom (3 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Benjamin Moore Dark Olive bedroom paint review

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Dark Olive for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Dark Olive living room color paint

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Benjamin Moore 2140-30 for bathroom (2 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark green real bathrooms.

Benjamin Moore Dark Olive bathroom color review

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Benjamin Moore 2140-30 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Dark Olive reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Dark Olive undertones?

Dark Olive reads as a dark, very muted olive-green with a low-saturation, gray-softened character. In the supplied digital sample, it shows a subtle yellow-green bias, which can make the green feel more olive than forest green, though that undertone read is slight rather than definite. Benjamin Moore describes it as a dark, muted green, which aligns with its visibly restrained green main family. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-olive cast, while cool daylight may make it appear a little grayer or cooler.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#616253

RGB code:

97, 98, 83

Is Benjamin Moore Dark Olive cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 64°, this dark green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2140-30 Dark Olive HSL code: 64, 8%, 35%

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 Dark Olive

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dark 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

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Dark Olive

Darker shades

2140-30
Dark Olive

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 Dark Olive with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 244, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Violet Sparkle.

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LRV of Dark Olive

Dark Olive has an LRV of 13.52% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 13.52%, 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	#616253
RGB Decimal	97, 98, 83
RGB Percent	38.04%, 38.43%, 32.55%
HSV	Hue: 64° Saturation: 15.31% Value: 38.43%
HSL	hsl(64, 8, 35)
CMYK	Cyan: 1.02 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 15.31 Key: 61.57
YIQ	Y: 95.991 I: 4.224 Q: -4.88
XYZ	X: 10.859 Y: 11.901 Z: 9.906
CIE Lab	L:41.059 a:-3.331 b:8.424
CIE Luv	L:41.059 u:0.213 v:10.964
Decimal	6382163
Hunter Lab	34.498, -4.189, 7.123