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Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Rookwood Dark Green sits at L* 38.1, a* -6.0, b* 9.6. Its hue angle is 122° and its chroma is 11.3, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 60%.
LRV 10.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.1, Rookwood Dark Green is lighter than 11% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Rookwood Dark 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Vogue | 462 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Backwoods | 469 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Backwoods | CC-630 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rookwood Dark 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Moss | 430F-7 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| River Forest | MQ6-54 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Forest Ridge | 420F-7 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue Green | SW 0065 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forestwood | SW 7730 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Secret Garden | SW 6181 | 4.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pewter Green | SW 6208 | 5.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rock Garden | SW 6195 | 5.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · lighter, LRV 11.8
- Braintree SW 9595 · lighter, LRV 12.4
- Cast Iron SW 6202 · lighter, LRV 12.5
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · darker, LRV 8.7
- Courtyard SW 6440 · darker, LRV 8.6
Colors that go with Rookwood Dark Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rookwood Dark Green:
- Grecian Ivory SW 7541
- Red Barn SW 7591
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · complementary (180°)
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · analogous (−30°)
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · analogous (+30°)
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 · triadic (120°)
- River Rouge SW 6026 · triadic (240°)
Rookwood Dark Green vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 10.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.