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Galápagos Green 475
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Galápagos Green sits at L* 52.6, a* -6.4, b* 12.4. Its hue angle is 117° and its chroma is 14.0, 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 49%.
LRV 21.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.5, Galápagos Green is lighter than 23% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Galápagos 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artichoke | SW 6179 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Dried Thyme | SW 6186 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Privilege Green | SW 6193 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Galápagos 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahia Grass | 430F-5 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Ecological | S380-6 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cactus Garden | PPU11-18 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Oak | CC-600 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Great Barrington Green | HC-122 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Nicolson Green | CW-500 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tate Olive | HC-112 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avon Green | HC-126 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cambridge Green | 468 | 3.21 | 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.
- Passion Vine 1504 · lighter, LRV 22.9
- Palace Green CW-520 · lighter, LRV 25.1
- Majestic Sage 1532 · lighter, LRV 24.0
- Roosevelt Taupe 1539 · darker, LRV 19.6
- Cromwell Gray HC-103 · darker, LRV 19.6
- Gloucester Sage HC-100 · darker, LRV 19.3
Colors that go with Galápagos Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Purple Haze CC-980 · complementary (180°)
- Pelham Gray CW-70 · analogous (−30°)
- Pinelands 446 · analogous (+30°)
- Lakeside Cabin 1658 · triadic (120°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · triadic (240°)
Galápagos Green vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 9.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 21.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.4) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 21.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.