Ancient Olive (Valspar 6001-3A)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Ancient Olive (Valspar 6001-3A) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancient Olive
Four Valspar colors picked for Ancient Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Ancient 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Refined | AF-75 | 71.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Springs | PPU10-15 | 71.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pinch Of Pistachio | 1126-3 | 71 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Ancient Olive (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancient Olive
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-3A |
| Hex | #DEDECC |
| RGB | 222, 222, 204 |
| HSL | 60°, 21%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, -3.1, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancient Olive (Valspar 6001-3A), published as #DEDECC
#CDD4CA
#F0E8CC
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancient Olive (Valspar 6001-3A)?
- Ancient Olive has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancient Olive is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancient Olive in another brand?
- Pinch Of Pistachio (PPG 1126-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancient Olive warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ancient Olive as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.