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Calming Green 605
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Calming Green sits at L* 80.8, a* -27.8, b* 1.4. Its hue angle is 177° and its chroma is 27.8, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 57.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.4, Calming Green is lighter than 62% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Calming 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tantalizing Teal | SW 6937 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Jewel | SW 6985 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 4.44 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Calming 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Parakeet | P430-3 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mint Majesty | 480A-3 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pageant Green | MQ4-17 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Beach | 2043-50 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Caribe Green | 2042-50 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Return to Paradise | 2038-50 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mermaid Green | 2039-50 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Fresh | 591 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fresh Green | 613 | 2.55 | 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.
- Caribe Green 2042-50 · lighter, LRV 61.2
- Mermaid Green 2039-50 · lighter, LRV 61.5
- Return to Paradise 2038-50 · lighter, LRV 61.6
- Fun 'n Games 647 · darker, LRV 53.8
- Florida Keys 578 · darker, LRV 54.5
- Key Largo Green 620 · darker, LRV 52.5
Colors that go with Calming Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pure Pink 1325 · complementary (180°)
- Douglas Fern 563 · analogous (−30°)
- Baby Boy Blue 2056-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Victorian Trim 2068-50 · triadic (120°)
- Fresh Peach 060 · triadic (240°)
Calming Green vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 13.9) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 57.4), more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 16.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 17.3) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 57.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.