Olive It vs Cool Pine
Where Olive It belongs to PPG's range, Cool Pine is a Valspar color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (40 vs 40), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Olive It vs Cool Pine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Olive It and Cool Pine 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. 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.
Color Details
Olive It vs Cool Pine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Olive It on one side and Cool Pine 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 Olive It comparisons
See how Olive It stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Olive It reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 40 vs 27, Olive It is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 40 vs 12, Olive It is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 8, Olive It is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 40 vs 12, Olive It is decisively the brighter choice.
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Olive It reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.