Sacred Olive Green
70YY 49/106 · #BFBCA8 · LRV 49 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Sacred Olive Green49
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Sacred Olive Green, Really?
Sacred Olive Green reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YY 49/106 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sacred Olive Green
Sacred Olive Green is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Sacred Olive Green
Sacred Olive Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Sacred Olive Green 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 70YY 49/106 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 | GrasslandSW 6163 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celery PowderPPU8-18 · Behr | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Senora Gray1530 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Hurricane HazePPG1032-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cathedral Spire423-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sacred Olive Green 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 #BFBCA8 in HSL space. Pair Sacred Olive Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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