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Rosepine 461
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Rosepine sits at L* 51.4, a* -7.8, b* 9.0. Its hue angle is 131° and its chroma is 11.9, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 41%.
LRV 20.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.8, Rosepine is lighter than 22% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Rosepine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Thyme | SW 6186 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Privilege Green | SW 6193 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Blue Green | SW 2811 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Rosepine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahia Grass | 430F-5 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Gazebo Green | MQ6-16 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Cactus Garden | PPU11-18 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Green | HC-126 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Cambridge Green | 468 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Nicolson Green | CW-500 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Lush | AF-475 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Pinelands | 446 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Galápagos Green | 475 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cedar Path 454 · lighter, LRV 22.9
- Springfield Sage 510 · lighter, LRV 23.0
- Gunsmith Gray CW-65 · lighter, LRV 23.8
- Cushing Green HC-125 · darker, LRV 18.0
- In the Garden CSP-805 · darker, LRV 17.9
- Millstone Gray 1581 · darker, LRV 17.0
Colors that go with Rosepine
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Tropical Dusk 2117-40 · complementary (180°)
- Sussex Green HC-109 · analogous (−30°)
- Willow Grove 636 · analogous (+30°)
- Normandy 2129-40 · triadic (120°)
- Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 · triadic (240°)
Rosepine vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.1) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more muted.