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Buffett Green CW-535
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, Buffett Green sits at L* 35.2, a* -25.6, b* 10.7. Its hue angle is 157° and its chroma is 27.7, 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 62%.
LRV 10.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.6, Buffett Green is lighter than 8% 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 Buffett 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espalier | SW 6734 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Perennial Green | SW 2932 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Derbyshire | SW 6741 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Buffett 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Herbs | PMD-25 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Windy Pine | 470D-7 | 4.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chopped Chive | S-H-460 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Foliage | 2040-10 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Green | 2039-10 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| True Green | 2042-10 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Celtic Green | 2038-10 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Meadows | 2040-20 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green | 2044-10 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Celtic Green 2038-10 · lighter, LRV 11.2
- Fiddlehead Green 2041-20 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Green Meadows 2040-20 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Green Bay 2045-10 · darker, LRV 8.6
- Absolute Green 2043-10 · darker, LRV 7.3
Colors that go with Buffett Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Passion Plum 2073-30 · complementary (180°)
- Colonial Verdigris CW-530 · analogous (−30°)
- Marine Aqua 2052-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Blueberry Hill 812 · triadic (120°)
- Sienna 2092-20 · triadic (240°)
Buffett Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 11.4) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 10.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 16.0) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 10.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 17.5) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 10.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.