Dusted Olive (SW 9028)
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Dusted Olive (SW 9028) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusted Olive
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dusted Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Dusted 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 | Avant Garde | 272 | 40.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cumin | HDC-AC-16 | 37.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Popover | 3007-7C | 41 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antiquity | 1093-5 | 41 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Dusted Olive (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusted Olive
Darker than Dusted Olive
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9028 |
| Hex | #BEA775 |
| RGB | 190, 167, 117 |
| HSL | 41°, 36%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, 1.2, 29.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusted Olive (SW 9028), published as #BEA775
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusted Olive (SW 9028)?
- Dusted Olive has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusted Olive is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dusted Olive in another brand?
- Avant Garde (BM 272) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusted Olive warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dusted Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.0; 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.