Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
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Ripe Olive (SW 6209) is a very deep, warm black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ripe Olive
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ripe Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper black, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Ripe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Topsoil | CC-692 | 7.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Deep Forest | BXC-12 | 6.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Aged Pine | 6011-5 | 7 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Charcoal Smoke | 1033-7 | 7 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Ripe Olive (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Ripe Olive
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6209 |
| Hex | #44483D |
| RGB | 68, 72, 61 |
| HSL | 82°, 8%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.9, -4.0, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ripe Olive (SW 6209), published as #44483D
#36403C
#52513D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ripe Olive (SW 6209)?
- Ripe Olive has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ripe Olive is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ripe Olive in another brand?
- Topsoil (BM CC-692) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Ripe Olive warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ripe Olive as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.