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Palmer Green CW-475
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Palmer Green sits at L* 38.8, a* -5.3, b* 21.0. Its hue angle is 104° and its chroma is 21.6, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 85%.
LRV 12.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.1, Palmer Green is lighter than 10% 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 Palmer 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque Green | SW 6426 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Palm Leaf | SW 7735 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Saguaro | SW 6419 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Palmer 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bamboo | PPU9-25 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Fjord | T11-16 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cedar Glen | S350-7 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsai | CC-666 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jungle Canopy | CSP-900 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Guacamole | 2144-10 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mediterranean Olive | 2142-10 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turtle Green | 2142-20 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sterling Forest | 518 | 5.85 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Turtle Green 2142-20 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Guacamole 2144-10 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Evening Grove 1526 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Jungle Canopy CSP-900 · darker, LRV 10.7
- Night Owl CC-662 · darker, LRV 10.1
- Windsor Green CW-505 · darker, LRV 8.8
Colors that go with Palmer Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bistro Blue 1421 · complementary (180°)
- Tamarind AF-120 · analogous (−30°)
- Martha's Vineyard 630 · analogous (+30°)
- Varsity Blues 756 · triadic (120°)
- Eggplant 1379 · triadic (240°)
Palmer Green vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 12.7) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 12.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 14.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 14.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.