Benjamin Moore  Color Preview® Collection  Greens

Olive Moss

A deep, saturated olive. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

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2147-20LRV 26Exterior not recommended

On the wall at Raintree: Color Preview, fourth column from the left, bottom band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 26 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. Benjamin Moore does not recommend it for exterior use.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Soft gloss on doors.

Master Color Index

Code
2147-20
Collection
Color Preview® Collection
Family
Greens
LRV (official)
26
Exterior
Not recommended for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 2147-20 publishes in the Color Preview® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Interior doors
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Olive Moss
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Olive Moss
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Olive Moss
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 2147-20. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in Olive Moss.

Benjamin Moore does not recommend 2147-20 for exterior use, so only the interior lines are listed. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Jalapeño Pepper2147-30LRV 32Six points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • Ponderosa Pine531LRV 31Five points lighter and cooler. Also in Greens.
  • Dark Celery2146-10LRV 21Five points darker and warmer. Also in Greens.
  • G.I. Green2149-20LRV 23Three points darker and cooler. Also in Greens.
  • Oregano2147-10LRV 23The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Three points darker at about the same warmth.

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Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Olive Moss compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Benjamin Moore’s own guidance is that 2147-20 is not an exterior color, so we would not put it on a west wall in any line. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for it.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 2147-20 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.