Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Ripe Olive |
| SKU | SW 6209 |
| Hex | #44483D |
| RGB | 68, 72, 61 |
| HSL | 82°, 8%, 26% |
| LRV | 6 |
| Undertone | cool green tone |
| Family | Black |
About Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive
At LRV 6, Ripe Olive is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Ripe Olive earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Near-blacks like this are best as contrast — doors, trim, cabinets, window frames.
Closest matches by brand
11 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Portola Paints
Backdrop
Kompozit
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Ripe Olive within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #44483D in HSL space. Pair Ripe Olive with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Ripe Olive from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6209 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Behr's nearest match is Potting Soil (N360-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.48). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 6 vs 6) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Ripe Olive without repainting risk. See the full Potting Soil swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Topsoil (CC-692), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.12). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 6) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Ripe Olive without repainting risk. See the full Topsoil swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Ripe Olive. The nearest is Carriage Green (NO. 94) at ΔE 4.32 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Carriage Green swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Ripe Olive. The nearest is Macon Spruce (H098) at ΔE 3.56 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 6 vs 6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Macon Spruce swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Clover Patch (0431), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.96). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 6) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Ripe Olive without repainting risk. See the full Clover Patch swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Ripe Olive
Kompozit's nearest match is Clover Patch (0431), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.96). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Ripe Olive without repainting risk. See the full Clover Patch swatch →