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Yew Green 2025-20
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Yew Green sits at L* 79.7, a* -23.5, b* 79.6. Its hue angle is 106° and its chroma is 83.0, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 98%.
LRV 54.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.8, Yew Green is lighter than 59% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Yew Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Stage | SW 6920 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 8.19 | Same family only | |
| Electric Lime | SW 6921 | 8.69 | Same family only |
Closest Behr match to Yew Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Pop | S-G-400 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grape Green | 400B-5 | 5.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Crisp Green | 410B-6 | 6.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Cone Green | 2026-30 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| New Lime | 2025-30 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bright Lime | 2025-10 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Lime | 399 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eccentric Lime | 2027-30 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flower Power | 398 | 4.40 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- New Lime 2025-30 · lighter, LRV 60.3
- Bright Lime 2025-10 · darker, LRV 52.9
- Eccentric Lime 2027-30 · darker, LRV 47.7
- Margarita 2026-20 · darker, LRV 46.2
Colors that go with Yew Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Swiss Blue 815 · complementary (180°)
- Bumble Bee Yellow 2020-10 · analogous (−30°)
- Killala Green 558 · analogous (+30°)
- Pool Party 2059-50 · triadic (120°)
- Island Sunset 1346 · triadic (240°)
Yew Green vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 16.5) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 17.2) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 17.9) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.