Spanish Olive (BM 1509)
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Spanish Olive (BM 1509) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.5, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spanish Olive
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spanish Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Spanish 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 | Grassland | SW 6163 | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Organic Field | PPU9-19 | 53.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | French Gray Linen | 1029-3 | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spanish Olive (LRV 52.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Spanish Olive
Darker than Spanish Olive
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1509 |
| Hex | #C5C3AE |
| RGB | 197, 195, 174 |
| HSL | 55°, 17%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, -2.9, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spanish Olive (BM 1509), published as #C5C3AE
#B4B9AC
#D6CDAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spanish Olive (BM 1509)?
- Spanish Olive has an LRV of 52.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spanish Olive is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spanish Olive in another brand?
- Organic Field (Behr PPU9-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Spanish Olive warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spanish Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.