Olive Orchard (PPG 11-08)
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Olive Orchard (PPG 11-08) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive Orchard
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Olive Orchard 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 Orchard, 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 | Oakmoss | SW 6180 | 13 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sterling Forest | 518 | 14.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Wilderness | 390F-7 | 14.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer's End | 6005-4C | 12 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Olive Orchard (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Orchard
Darker than Olive Orchard
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-08 |
| Hex | #6E6A4C |
| RGB | 110, 106, 76 |
| HSL | 53°, 18%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.4, -3.6, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Orchard (PPG 11-08), published as #6E6A4C
#60614B
#7D734B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Orchard (PPG 11-08)?
- Olive Orchard has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Orchard is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Orchard in another brand?
- Wilderness (Behr 390F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Olive Orchard warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Olive Orchard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; 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.