Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20)
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Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 31.3, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Olive
Four Behr colors picked for Dusty Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dusty Olive, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | At Ease Soldier | SW 9127 | 32 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gettysburg Gray | HC-107 | 30.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina | 5008-2A | 29 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Dusty Olive (LRV 31.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Olive
Darker than Dusty Olive
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-20 |
| Hex | #9D9885 |
| RGB | 157, 152, 133 |
| HSL | 47°, 11%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, -1.5, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20), published as #9D9885
#8D8E83
#ADA285
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20)?
- Dusty Olive has an LRV of 31.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Olive is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Olive in another brand?
- At Ease Soldier (SW 9127) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Olive warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dusty Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.