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Aventurine AF-445
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, Aventurine sits at L* 63.1, a* -8.1, b* 18.3. Its hue angle is 114° and its chroma is 20.0, 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 58%.
LRV 31.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.6, Aventurine is lighter than 35% 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 Aventurine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Jade | SW 2812 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Sprout | SW 7728 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Aventurine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Parsley | BIC-57 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Alamosa Green | PPU11-04 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alamosa Green | PPU11-4 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misted Fern | 482 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Rosemary Sprig | 2144-30 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thicket | AF-405 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Lane | 488 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Barefoot in the Grass | CSP-840 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fraser Fir | 503 | 3.43 | 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.
- Thicket AF-405 · lighter, LRV 34.0
- Shiitake Mushroom CSP-1040 · lighter, LRV 34.0
- Dry Sage 2142-40 · lighter, LRV 34.6
- Adirondack Green 453 · darker, LRV 29.0
- Thayer Green CSP-825 · darker, LRV 29.3
- Bed of Ferns 1511 · darker, LRV 28.1
Colors that go with Aventurine
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Snugglepuss 1405 · complementary (180°)
- Northampton Putty HC-89 · analogous (−30°)
- Winchester Sage 628 · analogous (+30°)
- I've Got the Blues 774 · triadic (120°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (240°)
Aventurine vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 8.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 31.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 40.2 vs 31.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.