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Levingston Green CW-490
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Levingston Green sits at L* 81.0, a* -6.7, b* 15.0. Its hue angle is 114° and its chroma is 16.4, 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 63%.
LRV 57.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.8, Levingston Green is lighter than 63% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Levingston 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baize Green | SW 6429 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Valleyview | SW 9673 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Acanthus | SW 0029 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Levingston 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hotsprings | MQ6-50 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Meadow Glen | ECC-12-2 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Herb Garden | PPH-51 | 1.33 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Meadow | 486 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Guilford Green | HC-116 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| Maidenhair Fern | 500 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Harbor Town | 493 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Mesquite | 501 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Soft Fern | 2144-40 | 2.48 | 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.
- Lady Finger 1045 · lighter, LRV 61.5
- Temporal Spirit 965 · lighter, LRV 61.6
- Clay Beige OC-11 · lighter, LRV 61.6
- Shaker Beige HC-45 · darker, LRV 53.5
- Crown Point Sand HC-90 · darker, LRV 52.9
- Laurel Canyon Beige 242 · darker, LRV 52.9
Colors that go with Levingston Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- French Lilac 1403 · complementary (180°)
- Putnam Ivory HC-39 · analogous (−30°)
- Etched Glass 626 · analogous (+30°)
- Fairview Blue 779 · triadic (120°)
- Posy Pink 2080-60 · triadic (240°)
Levingston Green vs popular colors
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 0.9) is about as light.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 2.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 57.8), more blue/cool, more muted.