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Buckingham Gardens 545
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, Buckingham Gardens sits at L* 62.9, a* -18.1, b* 26.6. Its hue angle is 124° and its chroma is 32.2, 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 70%.
LRV 31.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.2, Buckingham Gardens is lighter than 34% 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 Buckingham Gardens
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle | SW 6725 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Broccoflower | SW 9039 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 4.72 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Buckingham Gardens
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Plant | M370-5 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| New Bamboo | PPU10-4 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| New Bamboo | PPU10-04 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Green | 433 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kiwi | 544 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mountain Lane | 488 | 4.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sycamore Tree | 539 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Barefoot in the Grass | CSP-840 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grenada Green | 432 | 4.96 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Barefoot in the Grass CSP-840 · lighter, LRV 34.1
- Aurora Borealis 565 · lighter, LRV 35.0
- Medieval Times 530 · lighter, LRV 33.5
- Sycamore Tree 539 · darker, LRV 28.4
- Forest Hills Green 433 · darker, LRV 27.1
- Terrapin Green 2145-20 · darker, LRV 25.2
Colors that go with Buckingham Gardens
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · complementary (180°)
- Fresh Olive 2149-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Stokes Forest Green 2035-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Toronto Blue 2060-40 · triadic (120°)
- Precious Pink 2084-40 · triadic (240°)
Buckingham Gardens vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 31.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 14.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 16.7) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 31.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.