Tate Olive (BM HC-112)
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Tate Olive (BM HC-112) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.6, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tate Olive
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tate 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 Tate 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 | Artichoke | SW 6179 | 21 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Knotweed | QE-37 | 21 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Gaucho | 6004-4C | 20 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seaweed Wrap | 1031-5 | 23 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Tate Olive (LRV 21.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Tate Olive
Darker than Tate Olive
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-112 |
| Hex | #818066 |
| RGB | 129, 128, 102 |
| HSL | 58°, 12%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.0, -4.3, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tate Olive (BM HC-112), published as #818066
#727765
#918965
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tate Olive (BM HC-112)?
- Tate Olive has an LRV of 21.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tate Olive is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tate Olive in another brand?
- Gaucho (Valspar 6004-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Tate Olive warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tate Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.