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Dried Basil 1510
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Dried Basil sits at L* 69.0, a* -2.7, b* 14.1. Its hue angle is 101° and its chroma is 14.3, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 55%.
LRV 39.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.0, Dried Basil is lighter than 42% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dried Basil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage | SW 2860 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Svelte Sage | SW 6164 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Clary Sage | SW 6178 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dried Basil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Wisdom | MQ6-27 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Spartan Stone | 780D-5 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stone Walls | PPU8-19 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Gray | HC-111 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Elemental | AF-400 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Clarksville Gray | HC-102 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lapland | AF-410 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meditation | AF-395 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sag Harbor Gray HC-95 · lighter, LRV 42.0
- Embassy Green 1523 · lighter, LRV 42.0
- Oak Ridge 235 · lighter, LRV 42.5
- Coffeehouse Tan CW-130 · darker, LRV 36.9
- Dellwood Sand 1019 · darker, LRV 36.0
- Rockport Gray HC-105 · darker, LRV 36.6
Colors that go with Dried Basil
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dreamy 1425 · complementary (180°)
- Broken Arrow 1026 · analogous (−30°)
- Norway Spruce 452 · analogous (+30°)
- Saratoga Springs 1669 · triadic (120°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (240°)
Dried Basil vs popular colors
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 5.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 6.1) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 39.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 6.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.