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Green Bay 2045-10
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, Green Bay sits at L* 33.2, a* -27.5, b* 2.7. Its hue angle is 174° and its chroma is 27.7, 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 44%.
LRV 8.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.6, Green Bay is lighter than 4% 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 Green Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | SW 6482 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Country Squire | SW 6475 | 6.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perennial Green | SW 2932 | 6.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Green Bay
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 | 5.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forest Rain | S-H-480 | 5.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clover Brook | 480B-7 | 6.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calypso Green | 2046-10 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Absolute Green | 2043-10 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green | 2044-10 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| True Green | 2042-10 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fiddlehead Green | 2041-20 | 4.32 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Buffett Green CW-535 · lighter, LRV 10.6
- True Green 2042-10 · lighter, LRV 9.4
- Green 2044-10 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Absolute Green 2043-10 · darker, LRV 7.3
- Ocean Tropic 2052-10 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Sherwood Forest 2048-10 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Green Bay
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dark Burgundy 2075-10 · complementary (180°)
- Buffett Green CW-535 · analogous (−30°)
- Beau Green 2054-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Wizard CC-966 · triadic (120°)
- Cimarron 2093-10 · triadic (240°)
Green Bay vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 15.5) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 8.6), more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 16.2) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.