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Fresh Green 613
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fresh Green sits at L* 82.1, a* -32.5, b* 3.3. Its hue angle is 174° and its chroma is 32.7, 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 30%.
LRV 60.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.2, Fresh Green is lighter than 65% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fresh 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 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Jewel | SW 6985 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 6.54 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Fresh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Majesty | 480A-3 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Green Parakeet | P430-3 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pageant Green | MQ4-17 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mermaid Green | 2039-50 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Spring Fresh | 591 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribe Green | 2042-50 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Return to Paradise | 2038-50 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calming Green | 605 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bermuda Teal | 2044-50 | 2.57 | 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.
- Mermaid's Tale 577 · lighter, LRV 63.9
- Celadon 590 · lighter, LRV 64.7
- Hills of Ireland 612 · lighter, LRV 65.5
- Coastal Paradise 655 · darker, LRV 56.7
- Lady Liberty 585 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Florida Keys 578 · darker, LRV 54.5
Colors that go with Fresh Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blushing Bride 2086-50 · complementary (180°)
- Lotus Flower 571 · analogous (−30°)
- Tropicana Cabana 2048-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Victorian Trim 2068-50 · triadic (120°)
- Amber Winds 073 · triadic (240°)
Fresh Green vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 15.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 18.2) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 60.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 18.6) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 60.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.