Olive Wood Branch
DESS21 · #DABE8D · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Olive Wood Branch52
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Olive Wood Branch, Really?
Olive Wood Branch reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DESS21 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Olive Wood Branch
Olive Wood Branch 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Olive Wood Branch
At LRV 52, Olive Wood Branch is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Wood Branch 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 DESS21 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 | Cupola YellowSW 7692 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Honey TeaMQ2-18 · Behr | 0.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Chestertown BuffHC-9 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Jacob's Ladder8003-20D · Valspar | 3.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HummusPPG16-10 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HummusPPG16-10 · Glidden | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Olive Wood Branch 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 #DABE8D in HSL space. Pair Olive Wood Branch with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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