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Windsor Green CW-505
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, Windsor Green sits at L* 32.3, a* -8.4, b* 16.2. Its hue angle is 117° and its chroma is 18.3, 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 83%.
LRV 8.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.8, Windsor Green is lighter than 4% 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 Windsor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Garden | SW 6181 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vogue Green | SW 0065 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Courtyard | SW 6440 | 5.55 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Windsor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chard | MQ6-49 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| River Forest | MQ6-54 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forest Ridge | 420F-7 | 5.48 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Verdigris | CW-530 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chimichurri | CSP-810 | 4.92 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Jungle Canopy | CSP-900 | 6.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Artichoke | 2141-10 | 6.79 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Palmer Green | CW-475 | 7.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bonsai | CC-666 | 7.38 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Night Owl CC-662 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Jungle Canopy CSP-900 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Cabbage Patch 2141-20 · lighter, LRV 10.6
Colors that go with Windsor Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blackberry Wine 2069-20 · complementary (180°)
- Night Owl CC-662 · analogous (−30°)
- Colonial Verdigris CW-530 · analogous (+30°)
- Slate Teal 2058-20 · triadic (120°)
- Bordeaux Red 1365 · triadic (240°)
Windsor Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 12.0) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 8.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 12.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 8.8), more blue/cool, more muted.