Dulux Olive Branch

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What are Dulux Olive Branch undertones?
Is Olive Branch cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Olive Branch
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:
Name:	Olive Branch
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Olive Branch?

Dulux Olive Branch is a muted, earthy olive-brown with a noticeable golden cast, giving it more warmth than a typical green. Its mid-to-deep depth makes it feel grounded on walls, especially in dining rooms, studies, or entryways where richer colors can hold their own. In bright daylight, the ochre and khaki notes are likely to read more clearly, while lower light brings out its deeper brown character. Pair Olive Branch with warm off-whites, clay-toned neutrals, aged brass, natural oak, and woven linen for a layered, material-led look. It is particularly effective on cabinetry or a single accent wall when a room needs color without the sharpness of a brighter olive.

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What are Dulux Olive Branch undertones?

Olive Branch is a midtone, soft ochre-brown. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#745D36

RGB code:

116, 93, 54

Is Dulux Olive Branch cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this ochre brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Olive Branch HSL code: 38, 36%, 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 Olive Branch

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 ochre brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Olive Branch:

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

Olive Branch

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 Olive Branch with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

Olive Branch

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