Curious Mind vs Olive Gray
Where Curious Mind belongs to Jotun's range, Olive Gray is a PPG color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Curious Mind (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Olive Gray (LRV 34), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Curious Mind vs Olive Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Curious Mind and Olive Gray 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Curious Mind gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Curious Mind reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Curious Mind has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Curious Mind vs Olive Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Curious Mind on one side and Olive Gray 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 Curious Mind comparisons
See how Curious Mind stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Curious Mind the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Curious Mind is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Curious Mind is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Curious Mind encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Curious Mind reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Curious Mind the marginally brighter of the two.