Benjamin Moore Olympus Green 679

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Olympus Green for bedroom (3 photos)
Olympus Green for living room (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Olympus Green reviews (7 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Olympus Green undertones?
Is Olympus Green 679 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Olympus Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Olympus Green 679
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Olympus Green 679
Code:	679
Name:	Olympus Green
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Olympus Green?

Benjamin Moore Olympus Green 679 is a deep, muted blue-green with a cool, slightly smoky cast. Its low-key saturation keeps it from reading like a bright teal; instead, it lands closer to a softened dark sea-glass tone. In daylight, the blue-green character is clearer, while lower light can make the shade appear more charcoal-leaning and reserved. Use it on a study wall, dining room cabinetry, or a front door when you want visible color without a sharp contrast. Crisp off-whites, pale gray stone, light oak, black hardware, and aged brass give Olympus Green a grounded setting.

Olympus Green for bedroom (3 photos)

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

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Olympus Green for living room (2 photos)

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

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Benjamin Moore Olympus Green reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue 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 Olympus Green undertones?

Olympus Green is a deep, muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#3D585B

RGB code:

61, 88, 91

Is Benjamin Moore Olympus Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 186°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

679 Olympus Green HSL code: 186, 20%, 30%

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 Olympus Green

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 blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Olympus Green:

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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Darker shades

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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 Olympus Green with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 6, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Olympus Green

Olympus Green has an LRV of 9.49% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 9.49%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#3D585B
RGB Decimal	61, 88, 91
RGB Percent	23.92%, 34.51%, 35.69%
HSV	Hue: 186° Saturation: 32.97% Value: 35.69%
HSL	hsl(186, 20, 30)
CMYK	Cyan: 32.97 Magenta: 3.3 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 64.31
YIQ	Y: 80.269 I: -17.053 Q: -4.778
XYZ	X: 7.302 Y: 8.726 Z: 11.194
CIE Lab	L:35.452 a:-9.224 b:-4.983
CIE Luv	L:35.452 u:-12.82 v:-5.133
Decimal	4020315
Hunter Lab	29.541, -7.575, -1.789