Benjamin Moore Buffett Green (CW-535) Paint Color

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Color Name

Buffett Green (CW-535)

Hex Color Code

#265D41

RGB Color Code

RGB(38, 93, 65)

CMYK Values*

59.1%, 0.0%, 30.1%, 63.5%

Color Family (Hue)

Green

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About Buffett Green (CW-535) color - its meaning and example

What color is Buffett Green (CW-535)?

Buffett Green (CW-535) color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Buffett Green (CW-535) is #265D41, and the RGB color code is RGB(38, 93, 65).

In the RGB color model, Buffett Green (CW-535) has a red value of 38, a green value of 93, and a blue value of 65. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 59.1% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 30.1% yellow, and 63.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 149.5° (degrees), 42.0 % saturation, and 25.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Buffett Green (CW-535) has a hue of 149.5° (degrees), 59.1 % saturation and 36.5 % brightness/value.

Buffett Green (CW-535) is cool or warm?

The color Buffett Green (CW-535) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Buffett Green (CW-535)? (For interior and product design)

Buffett Green (CW-535) has an LRV of nearly 8.6. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Buffett Green (CW-535)

LRV 8.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 8.6 of Buffett Green (CW-535) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 8.6 puts Benjamin Moore Buffett Green (CW-535) paint color in the darker category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Buffett Green (CW-535) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #265D41

Hex triplet: #265D41
Red: 26
Green: 5D
Blue: 41

RGBA / RGB rgb(38, 93, 65)

Red: 38 (14.9%)
Green: 93 (36.5%)
Blue: 65 (25.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 59.14%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 30.11%
Key: 63.53%

HSL hsl(149.45deg, 42.0 %, 25.7 %)

Hue: 149.45°
Saturation: 41.98 %
Lightness: 25.69 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 149.45°
Saturation: 59.14 %
Brightness / Value: 36.47 %

RYB ryb(123, 173, 173)

Red: 123 (48.1%)
Yellow: 173 (67.9%)
Blue: 173 (68.0%)

HWB

Hue: 149.45°
Whiteness: 14.90 %
Blackness: 63.53 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.10%
Magenta: 63.53%
Yellow: 74.51%

XYZ

X: 5.67
Y: 8.62
Z: 6.37

YXY

Y1: 8.62
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.42

CIE-Lab

L: 35.25
A: -25.55
B: 10.73

CIE-Lch

L: 35.25
C: 27.71
H: 157.22

CIE-Luv

L: 35.25
U: -23.24
V: 16.14

Hunter-Lab

L: 29.36
A: -16.93
B: 7.7

Other

LRV: ~ 8.6 %
Munsell Color System: 2.4G 3.4/5.6

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Buffett Green (CW-535) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Buffett Green (CW-535) (Paint - Benjamin Moore), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#355E3B Color Hunter Green

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#00553E Color Deep Bottle Green

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#006A4E Color Bottle Green

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

#1B4D3E Color Brunswick Green

93.30% match | ΔE 6.70

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Pantone PMS

#205C40 Color PANTONE 554 C

99.19% match | ΔE 0.81

#286140 Color PANTONE 7734 C

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#275D38 Color PANTONE 7483 C

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#115740 Color PANTONE 343 C

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

RAL Design

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to RAL Design

#33654A Color RAL 160 40 25 - Black Pine Green

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#286848 Color RAL 160 40 30 - Pumpkin Green

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#005437 Color RAL 170 30 40 - Permanent Green

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#005239 Color RAL 170 30 35 - Trapper Green

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

Pantone TCX

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Pantone TCX

#005D43 Color PANTONE 19-6027 TCX - Green Jacket

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#12674A Color PANTONE 19-6026 TCX - Verdant Green

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#006339 Color PANTONE 18-6026 TCX - Abundant Green

94.98% match | ΔE 5.02

#264E36 Color PANTONE 19-6050 TCX - Eden

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

British Standard 4800

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to British Standard 4800

#234F33 Color BS 16-D-45 - Green Blue

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#0E6932 Color BS 14-E-53 - Avarice

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

RAL Classic

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to RAL Classic

#00694C Color RAL 6016 - Turquoise Green

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#315442 Color RAL 6028 - Pine Green

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#005F4E Color RAL 6026 - Opal Green

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

#194D25 Color RAL 6035 - Pearl Green

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

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#006241 Color Starbucks Green

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#00563B Color Castleton Green

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

Paint similar to Buffett Green (CW-535) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Buffett Green (CW-535) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Buffett Green (CW-535) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Benjamin Moore

#265D41 Color Buffett Green (CW-535)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#105A3C Color Rainforest Foliage (2040-10)

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#006242 Color Deep Green (2039-10)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#006047 Color True Green (2042-10)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

Valspar

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Valspar

#215F3C Color Four-Leaf Clover (6011-6)

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#285838 Color Emerald Temple (V062-6)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#355D3D Color Jeremy's Journey (8002-33G)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#015E3D Color Rainforest Retreat (P026)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

PPG Paints

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to PPG Paints

#236649 Color Brunswick (PPG1132-7)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#305A4A Color Billiard Green (PPG1139-7)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#006A50 Color Peacock Green (PPG1140-7)

94.32% match | ΔE 5.68

#3D6C54 Color Country Club (PPG1139-6)

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

Sherwin Williams

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Sherwin Williams

#2F5F3A Color Espalier (SW 6734)

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#245E36 Color Derbyshire (SW 6741)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#205134 Color Shamrock (SW 6454)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#016844 Color Greens (SW 6748)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Dunn-Edwards

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Dunn-Edwards

#155843 Color Billiard Table (DEA 178)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#006940 Color Lucky Clover (DEA 130)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

#355D51 Color Holly Bush (DEA 177)

93.40% match | ΔE 6.60

#456252 Color Mission Jewel (DET 539)

92.59% match | ΔE 7.41

Behr

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Behr

#1F6C53 Color Sparkling Emerald (P430-7)

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

#47694F Color Perennial Green (M410-7)

93.43% match | ΔE 6.57

#3F6253 Color Green Agate (M430-7)

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

#446755 Color Billiard Green (M420-7)

93.14% match | ΔE 6.86

Farrow & Ball

Buffett Green (CW-535) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Buffett Green (CW-535) to Farrow & Ball

#4C5C4A Color Beverly (310)

90.06% match | ΔE 9.94

#586654 Color Minster Green (224)

88.08% match | ΔE 11.92

#3E7F4B Color Danish Lawn (9817)

87.12% match | ΔE 12.88

#3C8266 Color Verdigris Green (W50)

86.94% match | ΔE 13.06

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Buffett Green (CW-535) - #265D41 color palettes and coordinating colors

000000

08150E

173928

265D41

35815A

44A574

5FBD8D

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

425D26

275D26

265D41

265D5C

26425D

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

265D41

41265D

5D4126

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

265D41

26275D

5D2642

5D5C26

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

265D41

3B6D54

517D67

678D7A

7C9D8D

92AEA0

A8BEB3

BDCEC6

D3DED9

E9EEEC

FFFFFF

Buffett Green (CW-535) - #265D41 Tints

265D41

22533A

1E4A34

1A412D

163727

132E20

0F251A

0B1B13

07120D

030906

000000

Buffett Green (CW-535) - #265D41 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#265D41

Buffett Green (CW-535)

#5D2642

Old Mauve*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Benjamin Moore Buffett Green (CW-535) - #265D41?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Buffett Green (CW-535) - #265D41 is #5D2642, color name is Old Mauve*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.