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Prairie Green 2038-30
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, Prairie Green sits at L* 55.4, a* -43.9, b* 12.8. Its hue angle is 164° and its chroma is 45.8, 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 51%.
LRV 24.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.6, Prairie Green is lighter than 27% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Prairie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jitterbug Jade | SW 6987 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Argyle | SW 6747 | 5.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lucky Green | SW 6926 | 7.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Prairie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Sprig | S-G-460 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Emerald Lake | 470B-6 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Balsam | MQ4-15 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floradale Isle | 581 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabana Green | 2039-30 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hummingbird Green | 2042-30 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden View | 616 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Leaf | 2045-30 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| St. Patrick | 2044-30 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hummingbird Green 2042-30 · lighter, LRV 26.0
- Dunmore Green CW-540 · lighter, LRV 26.9
- Cabana Green 2039-30 · lighter, LRV 26.2
- Rolling Hill Green 2047-30 · darker, LRV 22.7
- Once Upon a Time 574 · darker, LRV 21.2
- Peridot 594 · darker, LRV 20.7
Colors that go with Prairie Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Melrose Pink 1363 · complementary (180°)
- Richmond Green 553 · analogous (−30°)
- Gulf Shores 665 · analogous (+30°)
- Blue Lapis 2067-40 · triadic (120°)
- Rich Coral 028 · triadic (240°)
Prairie Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 19.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 24.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 23.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 24.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.