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Thicket AF-405
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Thicket sits at L* 65.1, a* -5.4, b* 17.9. Its hue angle is 107° and its chroma is 18.7, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 59%.
LRV 34.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 34.0, Thicket is lighter than 37% 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 Thicket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sprout | SW 7728 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lemon Verbena | SW 7726 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Jade | SW 2812 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Thicket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Grass | MQ6-57 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| French Parsley | BIC-57 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Mother Nature | 410F-4 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Sprig | 2144-30 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Bassett Hall Green | CW-480 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cypress Green | 509 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dry Sage | 2142-40 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hillside Green | 495 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aventurine | AF-445 | 3.00 | 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.
- Bassett Hall Green CW-480 · lighter, LRV 38.0
- Wicker Basket CSP-255 · lighter, LRV 37.3
- Brandon Beige 977 · lighter, LRV 37.9
- Kennebunkport Green HC-123 · darker, LRV 31.3
- Aventurine AF-445 · darker, LRV 31.6
- Mountain Lane 488 · darker, LRV 31.1
Colors that go with Thicket
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Persian Violet 1419 · complementary (180°)
- Great Plains Gold 1077 · analogous (−30°)
- Greenwich Village 445 · analogous (+30°)
- Bayville Blue 747 · triadic (120°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (240°)
Thicket vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 30.4 vs 34.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 8.3) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 34.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 40.2 vs 34.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.