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Ashwood Moss 1484
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Ashwood Moss sits at L* 37.0, a* -2.3, b* 3.8. Its hue angle is 121° and its chroma is 4.4, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 10.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.5, Ashwood Moss is lighter than 8% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Ashwood Moss
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forged Steel | SW 9565 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Ashwood Moss
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Forest | ECC-47-3 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| North Woods | N410-7 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Bamboo | N380-7 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Gray | CW-85 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Tuscany Green | 2140-20 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep River | 1582 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aegean Olive | 1491 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mohegan Sage 2138-30 · lighter, LRV 12.4
- Durango 2137-30 · lighter, LRV 12.3
- Spanish Moss ES-44 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Dragon's Breath 1547 · darker, LRV 9.2
- Silhouette AF-655 · darker, LRV 10.2
- Artichoke 2141-10 · darker, LRV 9.0
Colors that go with Ashwood Moss
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mythic CSP-510 · complementary (180°)
- Dragon's Breath 1547 · analogous (−30°)
- Dark Pewter 2122-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Secret® CSP-625 · triadic (120°)
- Mountain Ridge 1456 · triadic (240°)
Ashwood Moss vs popular colors
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 4.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.5) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.5), more red/pink.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 4.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.