Extra Virgin Olive Oil
50YY 51/519 · #D8C15D · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Really?
Extra Virgin Olive Oil reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YY 51/519 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil 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 Extra Virgin Olive Oil
At LRV 51, Extra Virgin Olive Oil 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 Extra Virgin Olive Oil 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 Glidden 50YY 51/519 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 | FrolicSW 6703 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Flustered MustardP320-6A · Behr | 1.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Angel's Trumpet278 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit Meadow8001-26E · Valspar | 0.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden HourPPG1214-6 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Plantain Green122-5DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Extra Virgin Olive Oil within Glidden'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 #D8C15D in HSL space. Pair Extra Virgin Olive Oil with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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