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Salisbury Green HC-139
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Salisbury Green sits at L* 74.2, a* -7.5, b* 10.0. Its hue angle is 127° and its chroma is 12.5, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 52%.
LRV 46.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.4, Salisbury Green is lighter than 50% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Salisbury 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Revival Sea Green | SW 2825 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cascade Green | SW 0066 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forever Green | SW 9653 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Salisbury 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojoba | N390-3 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Laurel Mist | 430E-3 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Dried Chervil | ICC-105 | 1.76 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saybrook Sage | HC-114 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Ferndale Green | ES-43 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Aganthus Green | 472 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Path | 466 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cedar Grove | 444 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Croquet | AF-455 | 2.55 | 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.
- Market Square Shell CW-30 · lighter, LRV 50.0
- Lichen Stone CSP-820 · lighter, LRV 49.9
- Pleasant Valley 696 · lighter, LRV 50.5
- Sherwood Green HC-118 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Palisades Park 439 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Garden Path 466 · darker, LRV 43.4
Colors that go with Salisbury Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lavender Lipstick 2072-50 · complementary (180°)
- Urban Sophisticate CSP-160 · analogous (−30°)
- Appalachian Trail 633 · analogous (+30°)
- Sheer Romance 837 · triadic (120°)
- Pink Attraction 1255 · triadic (240°)
Salisbury Green vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 1.7) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 5.5) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 46.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 56.7 vs 46.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.