Mountain Olive vs Salon Drab
Mountain Olive is a Behr color while Salon Drab comes from Farrow & Ball. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. With LRVs of 12 and 14, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Mountain Olive's yellow character against Salon Drab's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 5.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mountain Olive vs Salon Drab in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Mountain Olive and Salon Drab are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Mountain Olive vs Salon Drab Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mountain Olive on one side and Salon Drab on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Mountain Olive comparisons
See how Mountain Olive stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Mountain Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
Mountain Olive reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Mountain Olive the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Mountain Olive encloses it.