Olive
Olive sits in our High-end Paint range with an undertone with heat in it, undertones of khaki, and a character that's earthy and muted. Works alongside burr-walnut, antique brass and bottle-green velvet. The natural home for Olive is home offices and studies — and increasingly fireplace walls and bed-headboard recesses. Sits halfway between safe and characterful, and stays there reliably. It reads modern utility in spirit without locking the room into a single period.
Best used in office, feature wall
Earthy and muted reads its best where the light is even and natural. Below are the rooms we've installed this shade in most often.
- small commercial offices and quiet rooms
- single feature walls behind joinery
- guest bedrooms with softer light
Shades that sit beside Olive
Picked by family, warmth and tonal proximity within the same range.
How Olive is applied
Olive uses the standard High-end Paint build. The technical specification is the same across colour — only the pigment changes.
Questions clients ask about this shade
How does Olive change through the day?+
Mid-tones like Olive shift the most across the day — expect it to read slightly honeyed at golden hour and to settle into a deeper version of itself by evening.
What sheen options come in Olive?+
Olive is tinted into your choice of dead-matt, soft eggshell or low-sheen satin. For rooms with high handling — hallways, kitchens — we'd usually recommend eggshell.
What does Olive pair with from your range?+
We most often pair Olive with the three closest shades in its family — see the pairings panel below. Beyond that, works alongside burr-walnut, antique brass and bottle-green velvet.
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