Home › Benjamin Moore › Blue-green › Ocean Tropic
Ocean Tropic 2052-10
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, Ocean Tropic sits at L* 29.6, a* -20.1, b* 2.1. Its hue angle is 174° and its chroma is 20.2, 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 46%.
LRV 7.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.5, Ocean Tropic 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 Ocean Tropic
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 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hunt Club | SW 6468 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clover | SW 2934 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Ocean Tropic
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 | 5.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Patio Green | PPF-02 | 7.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 7.32 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green | 2047-10 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Absolute Green | 2043-10 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2048-10 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Bay | 2045-10 | 4.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 4.96 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Calypso Green | 2046-10 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Yukon Green 2051-10 · lighter, LRV 8.5
- Green Bay 2045-10 · lighter, LRV 8.6
- Calypso Green 2046-10 · lighter, LRV 8.9
- Hunter Green 2041-10 · darker, LRV 6.4
- Bavarian Forest 2054-10 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Ocean Tropic
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°)
- Blackberry Wine 2069-20 · triadic (120°)
- Barrel Brown 2098-10 · triadic (240°)
Ocean Tropic vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 11.0) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 7.5), more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 12.0) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 7.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.