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Erin Green 608
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Erin Green sits at L* 53.7, a* -38.5, b* 3.0. Its hue angle is 176° and its chroma is 38.6, 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 26%.
LRV 23.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.5, Erin Green is lighter than 25% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Erin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionian | SW 6754 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 4.77 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thermal Spring | SW 6761 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Erin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Waters | S-G-480 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Esmeralda | P440-6 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Festive Green | S-G-470 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hill Green | 2047-30 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Kelp Forest Green | 2043-30 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neptune Green | 658 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cayman Lagoon | 2046-30 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden View | 616 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Leaf | 2045-30 | 4.20 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Garden View 616 · lighter, LRV 25.1
- Cayman Lagoon 2046-30 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Green Leaf 2045-30 · lighter, LRV 25.8
- Peridot 594 · darker, LRV 20.7
- Green Gables 2041-30 · darker, LRV 19.0
- Leprechaun 2044-20 · darker, LRV 16.4
Colors that go with Erin Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Razzle Dazzle 1348 · complementary (180°)
- Bunker Hill Green 566 · analogous (−30°)
- Tropical Teal 734 · analogous (+30°)
- California Lilac 2068-40 · triadic (120°)
- Firenze AF-225 · triadic (240°)
Erin Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.7) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 23.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 22.2) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 23.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 22.5) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.5), more red/pink, more muted.