Dark Olive LRV 13.52: Planning a Deep Color

What 13.52 tells you about Dark Olive

The published LRV of Benjamin Moore Dark Olive 2140-30 is 13.52. It describes light reflectance; it does not specify an undertone or predict the brightness of your room. Dark Olive has deep reflectance and a muted green identity, making a grounded olive room a more realistic brief than airy sage.

The choice beside golden oak and cream stone

Golden oak supplies a warm backdrop already; cream stone creates a separate light boundary that can keep the scheme defined.

Draw the proposed dark area on a room photograph and compare it with a broad physical Dark Olive sample in shadow. The LRV describes the starting depth, while the size and location of that area determine its role. Check whether adjacent dark furniture remains legible.

What the comparison can—and cannot—settle

Dark Olive has an LRV of 13.52; Benjamin Moore Vintage Vogue 462 is 11.85. The difference is 1.67 points, with Dark Olive returning more light under the reference measurement. Dark Olive is a muted deep green. The value measures reflectance, so it cannot by itself identify an undertone, a coating finish or the amount of illumination needed in the room. The daylight and evening-light checks covers that related choice.

Compare a grayer green to see whether the olive relationship improves the wood or repeats too much warmth. Do not read LRV 13.52 as a percentage improvement in perceived room brightness. Make the decision with the board upright at the actual wall or cabinet position, including the least illuminated portion. The north-facing room assessment covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.