Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Blue Cheese Olive |
| SKU | V094-6 |
| Hex | #79653A |
| RGB | 121, 101, 58 |
| HSL | 41°, 35%, 35% |
| LRV | 13.8 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Valspar Blue Cheese Olive
With an LRV of 13.8, Blue Cheese Olive is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Blue Cheese Olive works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
12 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 brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Blue Cheese Olive within Valspar'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 #79653A in HSL space. Pair Blue Cheese 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.
Valspar Blue Cheese Olive Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Blue Cheese 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 Valspar V094-6 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Eminent Bronze (SW 6412), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Cheese Olive without repainting risk. See the full Eminent Bronze swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Behr has no exact twin of Blue Cheese Olive. The nearest is Sweet Georgia Brown (280F-6) at ΔE 4.33 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 13.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sweet Georgia Brown swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Twig Basket (PPG1103-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Cheese Olive without repainting risk. See the full Twig Basket swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Glidden's nearest match is Twig Basket (PPG1103-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Cheese Olive without repainting risk. See the full Twig Basket swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Olive Moss (322-7DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.35). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Cheese Olive without repainting risk. See the full Olive Moss swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Admiral Bronze (HGSW 2211), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Cheese Olive without repainting risk. See the full Admiral Bronze swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Blue Cheese Olive. The nearest is Essential Brown (DE6203) at ΔE 3.78 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Essential Brown swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Blue Cheese Olive is Queen Lioness (0284) — very close at ΔE 3.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Queen Lioness swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Blue Cheese Olive is Queen Lioness (0284) — very close at ΔE 2.71, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Queen Lioness swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
Rodda has no exact twin of Blue Cheese Olive. The nearest is Handcrafted (R054) at ΔE 4.2 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Handcrafted swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Cheese Olive
At Kompozit, the closest color to Blue Cheese Olive is Queen Lioness (0284) — very close at ΔE 2.71, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 13.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Queen Lioness swatch →