Aegean Olive (BM 1491)
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Aegean Olive (BM 1491) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.5, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aegean Olive
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Aegean Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Aegean 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 | Hidden Trail | SW 9525 | 10 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wild Rice | 780D-7 | 10.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Olive Smudge | 6001-2C | 12 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Moss Rock | 1032-7 | 10 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Aegean Olive (LRV 11.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Aegean Olive
Darker than Aegean Olive
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1491 |
| Hex | #5D594C |
| RGB | 93, 89, 76 |
| HSL | 46°, 10%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.8, -0.9, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aegean Olive (BM 1491), published as #5D594C
#4F504B
#6C624C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aegean Olive (BM 1491)?
- Aegean Olive has an LRV of 11.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aegean Olive is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Aegean Olive in another brand?
- Wild Rice (Behr 780D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aegean Olive warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Aegean Olive as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.