Olive Wood (PPG 1097-7)
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Olive Wood (PPG 1097-7) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive Wood
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Olive Wood by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Olive Wood, 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 | Timber Beam | SW 9540 | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tamarind | AF-120 | 13.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Tree Swing | PPU7-02 | 12.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Jungle | 3007-9A | 15 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Olive Wood (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Wood
Darker than Olive Wood
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1097-7 |
| Hex | #756244 |
| RGB | 117, 98, 68 |
| HSL | 37°, 26%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.7, 3.1, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Wood (PPG 1097-7), published as #756244
#675943
#836B43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Wood (PPG 1097-7)?
- Olive Wood has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Wood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Wood in another brand?
- Tree Swing (Behr PPU7-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Olive Wood warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Olive Wood as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.