Dusted Olive
Dusted Olive is a Yellow paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its midtone saturation balances color with restraint, so the hue can register without overwhelming nearby finishes. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
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39.92
Dusted Olive's Color Strip
Dusted Olive is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Wheat Grass and Edgy Gold. The strip spans from Ancestral Gold at the lightest end to Eminent Bronze at the deepest. Browsing strip 144 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Dusted Olive in Rooms
Follow Dusted Olive from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image trace Dusted Olive (9028) through the room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Dusted Olive paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Dusted Olive (9028) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
traditional front door featuring Dusted Olive by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bathroom image in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, Dusted Olive (9028) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 39.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Dusted Olive — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image trace Dusted Olive (9028) through the slower pace of morning and night. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Dusted Olive
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition between focused work and the rest of the home can draw different notes from Dusted Olive (9028). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Dusted Olive in a unique home office
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1 Patio Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Dusted Olive (9028) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
minimalist patio featuring Dusted Olive by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Dusted Olive (9028) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 39.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A traditional living room painted in Dusted Olive
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1 Mudroom Photo
Across 1 mudroom image, Dusted Olive (9028) meets doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Dusted Olive paint in a small mudroom
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1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a yellow swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Dusted Olive color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Dusted Olive (9028) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Dusted Olive — organic modern kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 40, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 5), opening up a space where Moscow Midnight encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 40, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Wheat Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
Earthy Ochre reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Harmonic Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 40 vs 7, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 40, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Dusted Olive reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 3, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Sawgrass Basket the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 40, Ramie is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (40 vs 32) makes Dusted Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 19, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 23, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Dusted Olive is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
The moss undertone in this calming yellow has a nature-inspired, garden vibe. Works well in kitchens for a fun, offbeat style.