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Waterbury Green HC-136
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Waterbury Green sits at L* 57.3, a* -15.0, b* 1.1. Its hue angle is 176° and its chroma is 15.1, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 25%.
LRV 25.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.8, Waterbury Green is lighter than 29% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Waterbury 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | SW 6466 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Green | SW 6473 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peacock Plume | SW 0020 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Waterbury 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Tide | M440-5 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Garden Fountain | PMD-15 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Pool Tide | ECC-60-3 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah | 684 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Spotswood Teal | CW-545 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Dartsmouth Green | 691 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avalon | CC-756 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fort Pierce Green | 712 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cedar Mountains | 706 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sioux Falls 705 · lighter, LRV 29.3
- Azure Water 677 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Antiqued Aqua CSP-705 · lighter, LRV 31.7
- Aegean Teal 2136-40 · darker, LRV 25.1
- Cedar Mountains 706 · darker, LRV 23.7
- Palm Trees 642 · darker, LRV 21.9
Colors that go with Waterbury Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mulberry Wine 1251 · complementary (180°)
- Parsley Snips 635 · analogous (−30°)
- Avalon CC-756 · analogous (+30°)
- Spring Purple 2070-40 · triadic (120°)
- Cougar Brown 2106-40 · triadic (240°)
Waterbury Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 7.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 25.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.2) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 25.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.