# Benjamin Moore Spanish Olive

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-spanish-olive-1509](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-spanish-olive-1509)

Benjamin Moore Spanish Olive 1509 is a muted light olive-beige with a softened gray cast that keeps it from reading too green. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, weathered quality, while the yellowed undertone adds gentle warmth. In bright daylight, Spanish Olive can appear closer to a pale khaki or warm gray; under warmer lamps, its olive influence becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a subdued neutral is wanted, and it can also make a restrained cabinet color in kitchens with cream tile. Pair it with off-white trim, aged brass, natural oak, linen, and deeper charcoal or olive accents for contrast.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Benjamin Moore
- **Color name:** Spanish Olive
- **Color code:** 1509
- **Alternative names:** CC-606
- **HEX:** #C5C3AE
- **RGB:** 197, 195, 174
- **LRV:** 52.54%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Beige, Greige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 55° Saturation: 11.68% Value: 77.25%
- **HSL:** hsl(55, 17, 73)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.02 Yellow: 11.68 Key: 22.75
- **YIQ:** Y: 193.204 I: 7.94 Q: -6.112
- **XYZ:** X: 50.18 Y: 53.957 Z: 47.804
- **CIE Lab:** L:78.437 a:-2.944 b:10.814
- **CIE Luv:** L:78.437 u:2.334 v:16.162
- **Decimal:** 12960686
- **Hunter Lab:** 73.455, -6.608, 12.833

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr Organic Field](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-organic-field)
- [Benjamin Moore Paris Rain](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-paris-rain-1501)
- [Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-gray-mirage-2142-50)
- [Behr Ocean Foam](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-ocean-foam)
- [Benjamin Moore Doily](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-doily-csp-130)
- [Benjamin Moore Camouflage](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-camouflage-2143-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-moon-shadow-1516)
- [Benjamin Moore Coastal Fog](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-coastal-fog-976)
- [Behr Dune Grass](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-dune-grass)
- [Sherwin Williams Grassland](https://plan-home.com/color/grassland-sw-6163)
- [Benjamin Moore Vale Mist](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-vale-mist-1494)
- [Benjamin Moore Inner Balance](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-inner-balance-1522)
- [Sherwin Williams Softened Green](https://plan-home.com/color/softened-green-sw-6177)
- [Behr Biking Trail](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-biking-trail)
- [Benjamin Moore Horizon Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-horizon-gray-2141-50)
- [Benjamin Moore Soft Fern](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-soft-fern-2144-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Wind Chime](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-wind-chime-af-465)
- [Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-hazy-skies-oc-48)
- [Behr Fortress Stone](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-fortress-stone)
- [Benjamin Moore Senora Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-senora-gray-1530)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Intense White](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-intense-white-oc-51)
- [Benjamin Moore Dusty Miller](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-dusty-miller-csp-755)
- [Benjamin Moore Winter Orchard](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-winter-orchard-1555)
- [Benjamin Moore Silver Satin](https://plan-home.com/color/silver-satin-oc-26)
- [Benjamin Moore Paris Rain](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-paris-rain-1501)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Thicket](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-thicket-af-405)
- [Benjamin Moore Cypress Green](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-cypress-green-509)
- [Benjamin Moore Elemental](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-elemental-af-400)
- [Benjamin Moore Dry Sage](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-dry-sage-2142-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Dried Basil](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-dried-basil-1510)

## Complementary colors
- [Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-approaching-storm-csp-535)
- [Benjamin Moore Luxe](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-luxe-af-580)
- [Benjamin Moore Blue Gaspe](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-blue-gaspe-1435)
- [Benjamin Moore Violet Sparkle](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-violet-sparkle-1422)
- [Benjamin Moore French Violet](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-french-violet-1427)
- [Benjamin Moore Blackberry Punch](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-blackberry-punch-cc-962)
- [Benjamin Moore Yukon Sky](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-yukon-sky-1439)

Official product page: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/1509

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.