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Amazon Soil 2115-30
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Amazon Soil sits at L* 40.6, a* 8.3, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 17° and its chroma is 8.7, so it leans pink clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 35%.
LRV 13.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.3, Amazon Soil is lighter than 12% 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 Amazon Soil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 0.73 | Practically identical | |
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| River Rouge | SW 6026 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Amazon Soil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Plum | N120-7 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Beechwood | 720B-6 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dignified Purple | N110-6 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Desert Shadows | 2114-30 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabernet | 2116-30 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mink Violet | 1252 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cup o' Java | 1246 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mink Violet 1252 · lighter, LRV 15.9
- Bonne Nuit AF-635 · lighter, LRV 17.4
- Kasbah AF-640 · lighter, LRV 17.2
- Mythic CSP-510 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Desert Shadows 2114-30 · darker, LRV 11.9
- Wood Grain Brown 2109-30 · darker, LRV 10.7
Colors that go with Amazon Soil
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Polished Slate 713 · complementary (180°)
- Cabernet 2116-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Wood Grain Brown 2109-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Backwoods 469 · triadic (120°)
- Andes Summit CSP-600 · triadic (240°)
Amazon Soil vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 13.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 13.3), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 10.0) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.