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Baby Fern 2029-20
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Baby Fern sits at L* 58.2, a* -34.9, b* 48.1. Its hue angle is 126° and its chroma is 59.4, 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 97%.
LRV 25.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.3, Baby Fern is lighter than 28% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Baby Fern
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival Green | SW 6923 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jolly Green | SW 6931 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Straightforward Green | SW 6935 | 7.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Baby Fern
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar | 430B-6 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pepper Grass | 420B-7 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cress Green | 430B-7 | 4.81 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Green | 2029-10 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosemary Green | 2029-30 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Iguana Green | 2028-10 | 5.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pleasant Grove | 552 | 5.87 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sullivan Green | 560 | 6.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lizard Green | 2030-10 | 6.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sullivan Green 560 · lighter, LRV 28.4
- Iguana Green 2028-10 · lighter, LRV 30.4
- Pleasant Grove 552 · lighter, LRV 31.4
- Basil Green 2029-10 · darker, LRV 23.0
Colors that go with Baby Fern
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Crocus Petal Purple 2071-40 · complementary (180°)
- Willow Green 2150-10 · analogous (−30°)
- Kelly Green 2037-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Toronto Blue 2060-40 · triadic (120°)
- Deco Rose 1328 · triadic (240°)
Baby Fern vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.3) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 25.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 22.3) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 25.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 23.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 25.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.