Olympus Green
What Olympus Green Actually Looks Like
Olympus Green reads as a deep teal leaning toward spruce. It sits in that territory between blue and green where neither fully wins, giving it a sense of depth that lighter teals simply cannot match. In strong natural light it opens up and shows more of its green character. In lower or artificial light it pulls darker and can read almost like a forest shadow.
Olympus Green Undertones
The color carries both blue and green in roughly equal measure, with the blue side asserting itself more in cooler or north-facing light. There is no meaningful gray or brown warmth here. It is a cool, saturated hue through most lighting conditions.
Where Olympus Green Works Best
Because the LRV is very low, Olympus Green absorbs a lot of light. That makes it best suited to spaces where drama and enclosure are intentional. Think a library, a dining room, a powder room, or an accent wall in a bedroom. It can work on all four walls of a small room if you embrace the cocooning effect and pair it with warm artificial lighting. It is not a good fit for rooms that need to feel airy or where natural light is already scarce and you want to push it further.
Where to put Olympus Green
A dining room is one of the strongest applications for Olympus Green. The low LRV makes the space feel intentional and intimate at dinner, especially under warm candlelight or incandescent fixtures. Use a semi-gloss on trim in a warm white to give the eye a clear boundary.
Small square footage works in your favor here. All four walls in Olympus Green turn a powder room into a jewel box rather than a closet. Keep fixtures and accessories warm metal and add a mirror with a natural wood or brass frame to bounce light back into the space.
The depth of this color makes it feel serious and settled, which suits a reading or work room well. Layer in warm task lighting so the walls do not swallow the room entirely. Bookshelves full of varied spines actually look better against a dark backdrop like this one.
On a single wall behind the bed, Olympus Green adds presence without committing the whole room to such a low LRV. Keep the other three walls in a warm white or soft linen tone to balance the light levels and let the accent wall do its work.
What to Pair With Olympus Green
No specific coordinating colors were provided in our database for this color. In general terms, Olympus Green pairs well with warm brass and aged bronze hardware, natural wood tones that lean toward honey or walnut, crisp warm whites on trim, and textiles in rust, terracotta, or deep cream. Avoid cool grays on adjacent surfaces as they compete with the blue pull and flatten the overall palette.
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Colors that clash with Olympus Green
Olympus Green has a strong blue-green identity. When it sits next to a cool blue-gray in an open floor plan, the two colors fight rather than flow and both look less intentional.
Polished chrome reads cold against this color and emphasizes the blue side in a way that feels stark rather than sophisticated.
With an LRV below 10, this color absorbs light aggressively. In a basement or north-facing room where you are already fighting darkness, it can make the space feel oppressive.
Common questions
The LRV is 9.49, which is very low on the scale. In practice that means the color reflects very little light back into a room. Plan your lighting carefully and use warm artificial light to keep the space from feeling heavy.
Eggshell is the most practical choice for walls. It gives just enough sheen to help the color hold up to cleaning and reflects a small amount of light, which matters with a color this dark. Reserve flat for ceilings and use satin or semi-gloss on trim to create contrast.
Yes. Benjamin Moore offers this color in both interior and exterior formulas, so you can use it on a front door, shutters, or exterior trim if you want that deep teal presence on the outside of the house.
Very well, particularly on a door framed by white or cream trim and natural wood or brick surrounds. The depth of the color reads as confident without being aggressive from the street, and it holds up well in direct sunlight where it shows its green side more clearly.