Home › Benjamin Moore › Green › Chimichurri
Chimichurri CSP-810
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Chimichurri sits at L* 33.5, a* -7.6, b* 8.7. Its hue angle is 131° and its chroma is 11.5, 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 60%.
LRV 9.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.7, Chimichurri is lighter than 6% 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 Chimichurri
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue Green | SW 0065 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Forestwood | SW 7730 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rock Garden | SW 6195 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Chimichurri
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lush Grass | ECC-48-3 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Chard | MQ6-49 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Evergreen | PMD-66 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreal Forest | AF-480 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dakota Shadow | 448 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Vintage Vogue | 462 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Calico Blue | 707 | 4.74 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Windsor Green | CW-505 | 4.92 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Colonial Verdigris | CW-530 | 5.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Crisp Romaine 686 · lighter, LRV 9.2
- Calico Blue 707 · lighter, LRV 9.3
- Ashwood Moss 1484 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Fatigue Green 2140-10 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Colonial Verdigris CW-530 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Southern Vine 2138-10 · darker, LRV 7.9
Colors that go with Chimichurri
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Shadow 2117-30 · complementary (180°)
- Artichoke 2141-10 · analogous (−30°)
- Goodwin Green CW-555 · analogous (+30°)
- In the Midnight Hour 1666 · triadic (120°)
- Dark Walnut 1358 · triadic (240°)
Chimichurri vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 8.9) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more green.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 10.0) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 10.3) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more muted.