Homes & Gardens: What are the Best Olive Green Paint Colours?

Designers and colour experts share their top 7 shades.

Olive green is a well-loved color, and for good reason. But what are the best shades on the market? Here, designers and color experts tell all.

Featured in Homes & Gardens | Article by Abby Wilson

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If you've sorted through swatches and decided that olive green is the best color for your kitchen or living room, you're on the right track – the gorgeous shade brings depth and sophistication to any space. 

But the fact that you're set on olive green doesn't mean your job is entirely done. With such a wide selection of olive green shades available, the design world is truly your oyster.

Dark Olive, Benjamin Moore

Trish Knight, interior designer and co-founder of Vancouver-based Knight Varga Interiors, adds that Dark Olive is one of her go-to olive greens for its elevated, eye-catching look. She describes the shade as a 'sophisticated, dark gray-green that pairs with creams and light greys.'

'This colour is suited to a moody dining room, primary bedroom or kitchen millwork,' says Trish.

To help you narrow down the best green paints, we spoke with interior designers and color experts – and they shared a wide array of their favorite olive green hues. This is a rundown of designers' most-used olive green shades, from light and subtle to dark and moody.