The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Aegean Olive
Benjamin Moore · 1491
Olive with the volume turned all the way down
Dune White
Benjamin Moore · 968
The wall white that stays out of the way
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersDune White is the lighter of the two at LRV 82, 70.5 points above Aegean Olive at LRV 11.54. Both read warm. Aegean Olive is a greens, Dune White a whites. For a whole room, Dune White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Aegean Olive is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsAegean Olive is a deep, greyed olive that sits closer to bronze and khaki than to anything leafy. With an LRV just under 12 it behaves like a dark neutral: it wraps a room, dissolves corners and makes cane, rattan and aged brass look expensive. It is the green you choose when you do not want the room to read as green.
Dune White is a versatile off-white with hushed cream undertones and just enough beige-grey to keep it balanced — neither too yellow nor too cool. With an LRV near 82 it keeps a room bright and open, which is why it works so well as a whole-wall color behind bolder furniture and art.