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Cypress Green 509
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Cypress Green sits at L* 65.8, a* -3.8, b* 13.8. Its hue angle is 105° and its chroma is 14.3, 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 52%.
LRV 35.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 35.1, Cypress Green is lighter than 38% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Cypress 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sprout | SW 7728 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Green Onyx | SW 9128 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Earth | SW 7748 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cypress 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promenade | 400F-5 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Potting Moss | BXC-82 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Cricket | PPU9-22 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Sage | 2142-40 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Texas Sage | 1503 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Stanley Park | CC-602 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Louisburg Green | HC-113 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Victorian Garden | 1531 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bassett Hall Green | CW-480 | 2.69 | 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.
- Wicker Basket CSP-255 · lighter, LRV 37.3
- Quicksand CSP-200 · lighter, LRV 37.4
- Brandon Beige 977 · lighter, LRV 37.9
- Raintree Green CC-560 · darker, LRV 32.4
- Raintree Green 1496 · darker, LRV 32.4
- River Gorge Gray 1537 · darker, LRV 32.8
Colors that go with Cypress Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dreamy 1425 · complementary (180°)
- Dellwood Sand 1019 · analogous (−30°)
- Greenwich Village 445 · analogous (+30°)
- St. John Blue CSP-675 · triadic (120°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (240°)
Cypress Green vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 5.9) is darker (LRV 30.4 vs 35.1), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 40.2 vs 35.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 35.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.