Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive SW 6209
Ripe Olive is a dark green with a green undertone. It is a dark color. It shines on an accent wall, cabinetry, a front door, or in a deliberately moody, color-drenched room, and needs good light to avoid feeling heavy.
- Hex
- #4A5243
- RGB
- 74, 82, 67
- LRV (screen est.)
- ≈ 8
- Undertone (est.)
- green
LRV and undertone are estimated from the screen color, not taken from Sherwin-Williams's published data. This hex is a best-effort approximation. Screen colors are approximations of real paint. Always check a physical sample in your own light before buying.
Ripe Olive in a room and on a house
Walls in Ripe Olive with Ultra Pure White trim. Illustrations, not photos: they show value and undertone, not texture or sheen.
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Colors that go with Ripe Olive
Trim whites with a soft step from the wall color, and accents with at least 3:1 contrast so they read clearly against it.
Behr
Ultra Pure White
1850 · #F7F7F6
7.60:1 vs Ripe Olive
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
SW 7005 · #F7F7F3
7.58:1 vs Ripe Olive
Behr
Elephant Skin
PPU18-16 · #A49F97
3.1:1 vs Ripe Olive
Behr
Nature's Gift
S360-4 · #9BA78B
3.2:1 vs Ripe Olive
Benjamin Moore
Boothbay Gray
HC-165 · #9FA5A4
3.3:1 vs Ripe Olive
Behr
Gray Area
770F-4 · #A9A69E
3.3:1 vs Ripe Olive
Closest matches from other brands
Nearest colors on screen to Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive from the other brands in our library.
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Questions
What undertone does Ripe Olive have?
Measured from its screen color, Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive has a green undertone. Undertones shift with light: north light pushes colors cooler, warm bulbs push them warmer, so test a sample in your room.
What is the LRV of Ripe Olive?
Our estimate from the on-screen color is about 8 out of 100, which puts it in the dark range. Sherwin-Williams publishes a measured LRV for SW 6209; use that number when precision matters.
What colors go with Ripe Olive?
For trim, Behr Ultra Pure White or Sherwin-Williams Pure White are a clean pairing. For contrast on doors, cabinets or an accent wall, try Behr Elephant Skin, Behr Nature's Gift, Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray.
What is the closest match to Ripe Olive from another brand?
Among the colors in our library, Behr Hidden Gem (N430-7) is the nearest on screen and fairly close. Brands don't color-match each other exactly, so compare physical samples.
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