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Goodwin Green CW-555
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Goodwin Green sits at L* 35.5, a* -9.7, b* 1.4. Its hue angle is 172° and its chroma is 9.8, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 36%.
LRV 10.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.8, Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billiard Green | SW 0016 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rock Garden | SW 6195 | 3.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dard Hunter Green | SW 0041 | 5.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Goodwin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Everglade | HDC-CL-21A | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Jolly Green | BXC-33 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Sycamore Tree | 480F-7 | 1.67 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp Romaine | 686 | 0.36 | Practically identical | |
| Tarrytown Green | HC-134 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Mediterranean Teal | 2123-10 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calico Blue | 707 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hidden Falls | 714 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Cucumber | 644 | 3.13 | 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.
- Dakota Shadow 448 · lighter, LRV 11.6
- Dragonfly AF-510 · lighter, LRV 12.1
- Vintage Vogue 462 · lighter, LRV 11.8
- Yukon Green 2051-10 · darker, LRV 8.5
- Mallard Green 2053-10 · darker, LRV 7.7
- Miramichi CC-752 · darker, LRV 7.3
Colors that go with Goodwin Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Camelot CC-4 · complementary (180°)
- Dakota Shadow 448 · analogous (−30°)
- Olympus Green 679 · analogous (+30°)
- Wood Violet 1428 · triadic (120°)
- Hearthstone Brown 2109-20 · triadic (240°)
Goodwin Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 10.8), more green, more saturated.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 10.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 11.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.