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Oak Grove 489
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Oak Grove sits at L* 51.3, a* -9.9, b* 21.5. Its hue angle is 115° and its chroma is 23.7, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 71%.
LRV 20.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.2, Oak Grove is lighter than 21% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Oak Grove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Spot | SW 6432 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Artichoke | SW 6179 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Edamame | SW 7729 | 5.69 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Oak Grove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grape Vine | 410F-6 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Terrain | MQ6-47 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jalapeno | BIC-56 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home on the Range | 483 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eucalyptus Leaf | 2144-20 | 3.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Brook | 490 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chopped Dill | 496 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Great Barrington Green | HC-122 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Shady Lane | 497 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Home on the Range 483 · lighter, LRV 21.8
- Springfield Sage 510 · lighter, LRV 23.0
- Eucalyptus Leaf 2144-20 · lighter, LRV 23.3
- Shady Lane 497 · darker, LRV 18.0
- Greenbrook 517 · darker, LRV 17.0
- Pine Brook 490 · darker, LRV 17.6
Colors that go with Oak Grove
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Purple Heart 1406 · complementary (180°)
- Bittergreen CSP-990 · analogous (−30°)
- Fairmont Green HC-127 · analogous (+30°)
- Randolph Blue CW-615 · triadic (120°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · triadic (240°)
Oak Grove vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 13.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 14.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 20.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 15.6) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 20.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.