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Enchanted Forest 700
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Enchanted Forest sits at L* 45.0, a* -7.6, b* 4.4. Its hue angle is 150° and its chroma is 8.8, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 33%.
LRV 16.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.0, Enchanted Forest is lighter than 16% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Enchanted Forest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil | SW 6194 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Succulent | SW 9650 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rocky River | SW 6215 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Enchanted Forest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | N420-6 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dense Shrub | 700F-6 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Terrarium | N400-6 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Green | HC-124 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Holiday Wreath | 447 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rainy Afternoon | 1575 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jack Pine | 692 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cushing Green | HC-125 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Millstone Gray | 1581 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- In the Garden CSP-805 · lighter, LRV 17.9
- Cushing Green HC-125 · lighter, LRV 18.0
- Gray Gardens CSP-55 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Peale Green HC-121 · darker, LRV 14.2
- Forest Floor 1498 · darker, LRV 13.6
- Forest Floor CC-570 · darker, LRV 13.6
Colors that go with Enchanted Forest
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bonne Nuit AF-635 · complementary (180°)
- Rainy Afternoon 1575 · analogous (−30°)
- Jack Pine 692 · analogous (+30°)
- Andes Summit CSP-600 · triadic (120°)
- Mink Violet 1252 · triadic (240°)
Enchanted Forest vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 16.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.