Olive Green (PPG 1113-7)
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Olive Green (PPG 1113-7) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive Green
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Olive Green 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 Green, 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 | Palm Leaf | SW 7735 | 10 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Olive | 2142-10 | 11.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Crushed Oregano | MQ6-28 | 10.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Amazon Silt | 6010-4 | 10 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Olive Green (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Green
Darker than Olive Green
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1113-7 |
| Hex | #5D583E |
| RGB | 93, 88, 62 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.2, -2.5, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Green (PPG 1113-7), published as #5D583E
#4F4F3D
#6B613D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Green (PPG 1113-7)?
- Olive Green has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Green in another brand?
- Mediterranean Olive (BM 2142-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Olive Green warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Olive Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.