Olivetone (SW 9670)
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Olivetone (SW 9670) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olivetone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Olivetone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Olivetone, 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 | Sweet Basil | 455 | 13.5 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Deep Viridian | S400-7 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Meadow | 6010-5 | 12 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Forest | 1130-7 | 11 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Olivetone (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Olivetone
Darker than Olivetone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9670 |
| Hex | #4E6342 |
| RGB | 78, 99, 66 |
| HSL | 98°, 20%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.5, -14.7, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olivetone (SW 9670), published as #4E6342
#3F5A41
#5D6C41
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olivetone (SW 9670)?
- Olivetone has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olivetone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olivetone in another brand?
- Deep Viridian (Behr S400-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Olivetone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Olivetone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.