All About Olive
PPG1126-7 · #686D58 · LRV 15 — cool green tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Black Emerald1
- 2Essex Green6
- 3All About Olive15
- 4Sage Green22
- 5Evergreen Fog30
What Color Is All About Olive, Really?
All About Olive reads as a cool green tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1126-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for All About Olive
All About Olive works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes All About Olive
With an LRV of 15, All About Olive is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its green 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about All About Olive 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1126-7 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 | BasilSW 6194 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 15 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sea FernECC-38-3 · Behr | 2.0 | 14 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sharkskin2139-30 · Benjamin Moore | 4.4 | 16 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Nature LoverV097-5 · Valspar | 2.6 | 15.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | All About OlivePPG1126-7 · Glidden | 0.5 | 14 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Fresh BalsamHGSW 3252 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 15 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to All About Olive within PPG / 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 #686D58 in HSL space. Pair All About Olive with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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