Mediterranean Olive
There is more to Benjamin Moore Mediterranean Olive (2142-10) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A yellow undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#5E5A42LRV
11.05
Mediterranean Olive in Rooms
Follow Mediterranean Olive from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Bedroom Photos
4 bedroom images place Mediterranean Olive (2142-10) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. With an LRV of 11.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Bedroom walls in Mediterranean Olive foster restful, grounding sleep spaces.
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Soothing bedroom walls draw their calm from Mediterranean Olive's natural palette.
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Earthy tones in Mediterranean Olive transform bedrooms into peaceful sanctuaries.
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Bedroom walls painted Mediterranean Olive create serene, sophisticated sleeping quarters.
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2 House Photos
Mediterranean Olive (2142-10) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Exterior siding in Mediterranean Olive adds warmth and sophistication to homes.
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House exteriors painted Mediterranean Olive blend beautifully with natural landscapes.
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1 Misc Photo
The 1 misc image turn a gray swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Wooden furniture finished in Mediterranean Olive gains timeless, elegant character.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Fieldstone reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Mediterranean Olive encloses it.
Gray Mirage reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 11), opening up a space where Mediterranean Olive encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 11), opening up a space where Mediterranean Olive encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 11) makes Luxe the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 11, Violet Sparkle is decisively the brighter choice.
French Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Pining for You reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 11) makes Pine Grove the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
Sterling Forest reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (11 vs 7) makes Mediterranean Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Flecked with golden undertones, this rich green captures the sunbaked sophistication of the Mediterranean.