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Forest Floor CC-570
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Forest Floor sits at L* 41.7, a* -4.4, b* 10.5. Its hue angle is 113° and its chroma is 11.4, 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 54%.
LRV 13.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.6, Forest Floor is lighter than 12% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Forest Floor
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary | SW 6187 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oakmoss | SW 6180 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Dark Green | SW 2816 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Forest Floor
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Foliage | BXC-06 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Mountain Olive | N350-7A | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Groundcover | 400F-7 | 1.86 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Floor | 1498 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Jade Romanesque | 476 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Dark Olive | 2140-30 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Trailing Vines | 1505 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Army Green | 2141-30 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Castle Peak Gray | 1561 | 3.04 | 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.
- Sterling Forest 518 · lighter, LRV 14.2
- Rainy Afternoon 1575 · lighter, LRV 15.2
- Country Life 1490 · lighter, LRV 15.7
- Mohegan Sage 2138-30 · darker, LRV 12.4
- Boreal Forest AF-480 · darker, LRV 12.2
- North Creek Brown 1001 · darker, LRV 10.2
Colors that go with Forest Floor
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Gaspé 1435 · complementary (180°)
- Northwood Brown 1000 · analogous (−30°)
- Holiday Wreath 447 · analogous (+30°)
- Vermont Slate 1673 · triadic (120°)
- Cabernet 2116-30 · triadic (240°)
Forest Floor vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.9) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.