Little Greene Olive Oil 83

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Official page:Olive Oil 83
Code:83
Name:Olive Oil
Brand:Little Greene

What color is Little Greene Olive Oil?

Little Greene Olive Oil 83 is a pale, muted yellow-green with a soft, chalky cast rather than a sharp botanical look. Its light value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the gentle olive undertone gives it more character than a standard cream or beige. In daylight, it can read as a quiet straw yellow with a greenish haze; under warmer lamps, the yellow side becomes more noticeable. Use it in kitchens, breakfast rooms, or garden-facing living spaces alongside warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and woven linen. For contrast, pair Olive Oil with deeper mossy greens, earthy terracotta, or charcoal-painted details.

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What are Little Greene Olive Oil undertones?

This is a light, softly muted yellow-green with a gentle olive character rather than a bright or vivid yellow. Its main color family reads as yellow, while a relative green bias keeps it from looking buttery or creamy. The low saturation gives it a softened, slightly dusty appearance without making it feel neutral. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow side, while cooler daylight can make the green-olive cast easier to notice.

HEX value:

#DBD8A7

RGB code:

219, 216, 167

Is Little Greene Olive Oil cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 57°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

83 Olive Oil HSL code: 57, 42%, 76%

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 Oil

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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Olive Oil:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Complementary color scheme

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 Oil with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 237, such as Little Greene Juniper Ash and Pale Lupin.

Color codes

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FormatCode
HEX#dbd8a7
RGB Decimal219, 216, 167
RGB Percent85.88%, 84.71%, 65.49%
HSVHue: 57° Saturation: 23.74% Value: 85.88%
HSLhsl(57, 42, 76)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.37 Yellow: 23.74 Key: 14.12
YIQY: 211.311 I: 17.534 Q: -14.614
XYZX: 60.744 Y: 66.963 Z: 46.274
CIE LabL:85.485 a:-6.753 b:24.606
CIE LuvL:85.485 u:4.406 v:35.799
Decimal14407847
Hunter Lab81.831, -10.702, 23.754

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