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Absolute Green 2043-10
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Absolute Green sits at L* 30.2, a* -25.0, b* 2.2. Its hue angle is 175° and its chroma is 25.1, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 49%.
LRV 7.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.3, Absolute Green is lighter than 2% 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 Absolute 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Squire | SW 6475 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cape Verde | SW 6482 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hunt Club | SW 6468 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Absolute 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 6.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-05 | 7.74 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-5 | 7.74 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 2045-10 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ocean Tropic | 2052-10 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calypso Green | 2046-10 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forest Green | 2047-10 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2048-10 | 4.62 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Green Bay 2045-10 · lighter, LRV 8.6
- Calypso Green 2046-10 · lighter, LRV 8.9
- Marine Aqua 2052-20 · lighter, LRV 9.5
- Forest Green 2047-10 · darker, LRV 7.6
Colors that go with Absolute Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dark Burgundy 2075-10 · complementary (180°)
- Colonial Verdigris CW-530 · analogous (−30°)
- Beau Green 2054-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Wizard CC-966 · triadic (120°)
- Charlton Brown CW-265 · triadic (240°)
Absolute Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 8.3) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 13.3) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 7.3), more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 7.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.