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Palace Green CW-520
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, Palace Green sits at L* 55.8, a* -13.9, b* 13.5. Its hue angle is 136° and its chroma is 19.3, 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 52%.
LRV 25.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.1, Palace Green is lighter than 27% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Palace 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland | SW 6452 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gallery Green | SW 0015 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Reseda Green | SW 9040 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Palace 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shallot Bulb | PPU11-02 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Shallot Bulb | PPU11-2 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Aloe Plant | BIC-26 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Path | 454 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Parsley Snips | 635 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pinelands | 446 | 4.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fairmont Green | HC-127 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Weeping Willow | 629 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Land of Liberty | 440 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Parsley Snips 635 · lighter, LRV 27.1
- Secret Path CSP-800 · lighter, LRV 27.5
- Land of Liberty 440 · lighter, LRV 28.7
- Galápagos Green 475 · darker, LRV 21.5
- Mossy Oak CC-600 · darker, LRV 21.5
- Great Barrington Green HC-122 · darker, LRV 21.4
Colors that go with Palace Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Wild Orchid 2072-40 · complementary (180°)
- Springfield Sage 510 · analogous (−30°)
- Palm Trees 642 · analogous (+30°)
- Old Blue Jeans 839 · triadic (120°)
- Burgundy Rose 1280 · triadic (240°)
Palace Green vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 11.5) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 25.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 25.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.