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Forest Green 2047-10
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, Forest Green sits at L* 28.1, a* -18.8, b* -0.8. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 18.8, 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 37%.
LRV 7.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.6, Forest Green is lighter than 3% 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 Forest 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 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Clover | SW 2934 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Peacock | SW 0064 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Forest 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Forest | ECC-51-3 | 5.43 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-05 | 7.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-5 | 7.75 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Tropic | 2052-10 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2048-10 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bavarian Forest | 2054-10 | 3.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Absolute Green | 2043-10 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Yukon Green | 2051-10 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hunter Green | 2041-10 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Absolute Green 2043-10 · lighter, LRV 7.3
- Mallard Green 2053-10 · lighter, LRV 7.7
- Yukon Green 2051-10 · lighter, LRV 8.5
Colors that go with Forest Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Radicchio CC-32 · complementary (180°)
- Ocean Tropic 2052-10 · analogous (−30°)
- Tucson Teal 2056-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Blackberry Wine 2069-20 · triadic (120°)
- Taupe 2110-10 · triadic (240°)
Forest Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 4.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 10.1) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 7.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 10.6) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 7.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.