Olive Martini
DE5562 · #CED2AB · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Olive Martini57
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Olive Martini, Really?
Olive Martini reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5562 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Olive Martini
Olive Martini is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Olive Martini
At LRV 57, Olive Martini is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Olive Martini are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5562 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bonsai TintSW 6436 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sand Fossil770C-3 · Behr | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Apple Blossom479 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Apple Blossom Green8003-31C · Valspar | 3.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True to YouPPG1118-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pistachio PuddingPPG1120-4 · Glidden | 3.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Olive Martini within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CED2AB in HSL space. Pair Olive Martini with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Olive Martini?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question