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Mountain Moss 2142-30
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Mountain Moss sits at L* 47.0, a* -2.8, b* 15.7. Its hue angle is 100° and its chroma is 16.0, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 60%.
LRV 17.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.6, Mountain Moss is lighter than 18% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Mountain Moss
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Green Light | SW 2851 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cocoon | SW 6173 | 4.93 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Mountain Moss
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Olive | S350-6 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crocodile | 380F-7 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wilderness | 390F-7 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrook | 517 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Grove | 511 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sterling Forest | 518 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage | 2143-10 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bayleaf | 1533 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pining for You | 1512 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Buckhorn 987 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Buckhorn CC-510 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Gargoyle 1546 · lighter, LRV 18.9
- Lodge AF-115 · darker, LRV 15.7
- Dash of Pepper 1554 · darker, LRV 15.3
- Alligator Alley 441 · darker, LRV 15.2
Colors that go with Mountain Moss
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- French Violet 1427 · complementary (180°)
- Deer Trail 1036 · analogous (−30°)
- In the Garden CSP-805 · analogous (+30°)
- Bella Blue 720 · triadic (120°)
- Lazy Afternoon 1378 · triadic (240°)
Mountain Moss vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 17.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.