Match Olive Drab
Cloverdale Paint Olive Drab is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 24. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.



With LRVs of 24 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



A 11-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Pearl beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Muted Sage the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 6-point LRV gap (29 vs 24) makes S 4010-G50Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

