Home › Benjamin Moore › Blue-green › Kensington Green
Kensington Green 710
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Kensington Green sits at L* 72.8, a* -11.3, b* -1.5. Its hue angle is 187° and its chroma is 11.4, 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 21%.
LRV 45.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 45.0, Kensington Green is lighter than 49% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Kensington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Aquaverde | SW 9051 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Drizzle | SW 6479 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kensington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lap Pool Blue | PPU12-06 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Lap Pool Blue | PPU12-6 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Opal Silk | PPU12-8 | 1.51 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhine River | 689 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| St. Lucia Teal | 683 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Covington Blue | HC-138 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anderson Blue | CW-565 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spirit in the Sky | 676 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Springs | 682 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Chesapeake Blue CW-595 · lighter, LRV 48.9
- Dreamcatcher 640 · lighter, LRV 48.3
- Wythe Blue HC-143 · lighter, LRV 48.1
- Beneath the Clouds 2131-50 · darker, LRV 41.8
- Mount Saint Anne 1565 · darker, LRV 41.9
- Mount Saint Anne CC-710 · darker, LRV 41.9
Colors that go with Kensington Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Victoriana 1263 · complementary (180°)
- Appalachian Trail 633 · analogous (−30°)
- Buxton Blue HC-149 · analogous (+30°)
- Spring Violet 2117-50 · triadic (120°)
- Shabby Chic 1018 · triadic (240°)
Kensington Green vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 45.0), more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 8.5) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 45.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 9.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.