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Dartsmouth Green 691
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Dartsmouth Green sits at L* 56.9, a* -10.5, b* 0.1. Its hue angle is 179° and its chroma is 10.5, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 25.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.9, Dartsmouth Green is lighter than 29% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dartsmouth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underseas | SW 6214 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peacock Plume | SW 0020 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moody Blue | SW 6221 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Dartsmouth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longmeadow | S430-5 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Dragonfly | PPU12-3 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Dragonfly | PPU12-03 | 1.80 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mountains | 706 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avalon | CC-756 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fort Pierce Green | 712 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sioux Falls | 705 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shenandoah | 684 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterbury Green | HC-136 | 3.67 | 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.
- Hemlock 719 · lighter, LRV 28.9
- Sioux Falls 705 · lighter, LRV 29.3
- Stonybrook 1566 · lighter, LRV 29.3
- Blue Echo AF-505 · darker, LRV 24.4
- Templeton Gray HC-161 · darker, LRV 23.9
- Cedar Mountains 706 · darker, LRV 23.7
Colors that go with Dartsmouth Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Frozen in Time 1448 · complementary (180°)
- Garden Oasis 699 · analogous (−30°)
- Aegean Teal 2136-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Haze CC-980 · triadic (120°)
- Driftwood 2107-40 · triadic (240°)
Dartsmouth Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 10.6) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 25.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 12.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 25.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.