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Great Barrington Green HC-122
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, Great Barrington Green sits at L* 52.3, a* -7.8, b* 14.4. Its hue angle is 119° 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 56%.
LRV 21.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.4, Great Barrington Green is lighter than 22% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Great Barrington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artichoke | SW 6179 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dried Thyme | SW 6186 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Privilege Green | SW 6193 | 5.00 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Great Barrington 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecological | S380-6 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spicy Olive | PPH-61 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aceituna Picante | PPH-61 (HISP) | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galápagos Green | 475 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Mossy Oak | CC-600 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Nicolson Green | CW-500 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avon Green | HC-126 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cambridge Green | 468 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosepine | 461 | 3.72 | 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.
- Eucalyptus Leaf 2144-20 · lighter, LRV 23.3
- Gunsmith Gray CW-65 · lighter, LRV 23.8
- Passion Vine 1504 · lighter, LRV 22.9
- Gloucester Sage HC-100 · darker, LRV 19.3
- Devonshire Green 1489 · darker, LRV 19.3
- Rooftop Garden CSP-765 · darker, LRV 19.0
Colors that go with Great Barrington Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Purple Haze CC-980 · complementary (180°)
- Smoke Bush 1519 · analogous (−30°)
- Willow Grove 636 · analogous (+30°)
- Lakeside Cabin 1658 · triadic (120°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · triadic (240°)
Great Barrington Green vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 10.1) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 21.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 12.9) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 21.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.