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Pine Grove 511
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Pine Grove sits at L* 49.6, a* -2.1, b* 16.4. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 16.6, 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 61%.
LRV 19.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.3, Pine Grove is lighter than 20% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Pine 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olive Grove | SW 7734 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avocado | SW 2861 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pine 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocodile | 380F-7 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Truly Olive | S350-6 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meadowland | HDC-AC-17 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pining for You | 1512 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Greenbrook | 517 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Moss | 2142-30 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sussex Green | HC-109 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bayleaf | 1533 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smoke Bush | 1519 | 3.27 | 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.
- Pelham Gray CW-70 · lighter, LRV 21.5
- Stampede 979 · lighter, LRV 20.3
- Stampede CC-540 · lighter, LRV 20.3
- Pine Brook 490 · darker, LRV 17.6
- Deer Trail 1036 · darker, LRV 17.2
- Mountain Moss 2142-30 · darker, LRV 17.6
Colors that go with Pine Grove
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Luxe AF-580 · complementary (180°)
- Long Valley Birch 1021 · analogous (−30°)
- Avon Green HC-126 · analogous (+30°)
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · triadic (120°)
- Lazy Afternoon 1378 · triadic (240°)
Pine Grove vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.8) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 19.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 12.7) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 19.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.