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Greenbrook 517
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Greenbrook sits at L* 48.1, a* -1.9, b* 19.6. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 19.7, 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 70%.
LRV 17.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.0, Greenbrook is lighter than 17% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Greenbrook
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Edamame | SW 7729 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Greenbrook
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Olive | S350-6 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olive Shade | S330-7 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meadowland | HDC-AC-17 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage | 2143-10 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Grove | 511 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Moss | 2142-30 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pining for You | 1512 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bayleaf | 1533 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Shady Lane | 497 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rustic Taupe 999 · lighter, LRV 19.3
- Pining for You 1512 · lighter, LRV 19.7
- Raleigh Sorrel CW-135 · lighter, LRV 20.1
- Urban Legend 238 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Blue Ridge Mountains 1043 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Sage 2143-10 · darker, LRV 15.3
Colors that go with Greenbrook
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Nova 825 · complementary (180°)
- Vero Beach Tan 1085 · analogous (−30°)
- Pine Brook 490 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso Blue 727 · triadic (120°)
- Lazy Afternoon 1378 · triadic (240°)
Greenbrook vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 17.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 17.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.