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Garden Green 2046-20
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, Garden Green sits at L* 45.4, a* -34.9, b* 4.5. Its hue angle is 173° and its chroma is 35.2, 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 35%.
LRV 14.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.7, Garden Green is lighter than 14% 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 Garden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poseidon | SW 6762 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Starboard | SW 6755 | 5.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ionian | SW 6754 | 6.78 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Garden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soapstone | MQ4-14 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emperor's Silk | T16-03 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Treasure Isle | 480B-6 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn Green | 2045-20 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Ming Jade | 2043-20 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Very Green | 2040-30 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lucky Shamrock | 609 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Reef Green | 2042-20 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Leprechaun | 2044-20 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Emerald Isle 2039-20 · lighter, LRV 15.8
- Highlands Green 650 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Lucky Shamrock 609 · lighter, LRV 18.1
- Ming Jade 2043-20 · darker, LRV 14.1
- Juniper 2048-20 · darker, LRV 12.6
- Deep Jungle 595 · darker, LRV 13.4
Colors that go with Garden Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Fashion Rose 1356 · complementary (180°)
- Irish Moss 2036-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Largo Teal 742 · analogous (+30°)
- Fancy Pants CSP-525 · triadic (120°)
- Warmed Cognac AF-235 · triadic (240°)
Garden Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 18.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 14.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 19.4) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 14.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.7) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.