Benjamin Moore Sterling Forest (518) Paint Color

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Color Name

Sterling Forest (518)

Hex Color Code

#6D684E

RGB Color Code

RGB(109, 104, 78)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.6%, 28.4%, 57.3%

Color Family (Hue)

Green

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About Sterling Forest (518) color - its meaning and example

What color is Sterling Forest (518)?

Sterling Forest (518) color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Sterling Forest (518) is #6D684E, and the RGB color code is RGB(109, 104, 78).

In the RGB color model, Sterling Forest (518) has a red value of 109, a green value of 104, and a blue value of 78. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 28.4% yellow, and 57.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 50.3° (degrees), 16.6 % saturation, and 36.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Sterling Forest (518) has a hue of 50.3° (degrees), 28.4 % saturation and 42.7 % brightness/value.

Sterling Forest (518) is cool or warm?

The color Sterling Forest (518) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Sterling Forest (518)? (For interior and product design)

Sterling Forest (518) has an LRV of nearly 13.7. 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

Sterling Forest (518)

LRV 13.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 13.7 of Sterling Forest (518) 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 13.7 puts Benjamin Moore Sterling Forest (518) 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

Sterling Forest (518) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #6D684E

Hex triplet: #6D684E
Red: 6D
Green: 68
Blue: 4E

RGBA / RGB rgb(109, 104, 78)

Red: 109 (42.7%)
Green: 104 (40.8%)
Blue: 78 (30.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.59%
Yellow: 28.44%
Key: 57.25%

HSL hsl(50.32deg, 16.6 %, 36.7 %)

Hue: 50.32°
Saturation: 16.58 %
Lightness: 36.67 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 50.32°
Saturation: 28.44 %
Brightness / Value: 42.75 %

RYB ryb(111, 133, 120)

Red: 111 (43.5%)
Yellow: 133 (52.2%)
Blue: 120 (46.9%)

HWB

Hue: 50.32°
Whiteness: 30.59 %
Blackness: 57.25 %

CMY

Cyan: 57.25%
Magenta: 59.22%
Yellow: 69.41%

XYZ

X: 12.63
Y: 13.7
Z: 9.19

YXY

Y1: 13.7
X: 0.36
Y2: 0.39

CIE-Lab

L: 43.8
A: -2.61
B: 15.39

CIE-Lch

L: 43.8
C: 15.61
H: 99.61

CIE-Luv

L: 43.8
U: 4.44
V: 19.09

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.02
A: -3.86
B: 11.2

Other

LRV: ~ 13.7 %
Munsell Color System: 0.4GY 4.2/2.7

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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 Sterling Forest (518) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Sterling Forest (518) (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).

#6D6D4B Color Aloe Green

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#837050 Color Shadow (Shadow Green)

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

#555D50 Color Ebony

90.84% match | ΔE 9.16

#544F3D Color Olive drab Camouflage

90.74% match | ΔE 9.26

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

Pantone PMS

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Pantone PMS

#6A6952 Color PANTONE 4227 C

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#7A7256 Color PANTONE 7497 C

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#636852 Color PANTONE 4223 C

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#786748 Color PANTONE 2328 C

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

Pantone TCX

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Pantone TCX

#656344 Color PANTONE 18-0426 TCX - Capulet Olive

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#756D47 Color PANTONE 18-0622 TCX - Olive Drab

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#6A6A45 Color PANTONE 18-0527 TCX - Olive Branch

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#666B54 Color PANTONE 18-0316 TCX - Olivine

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

RAL Design

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to RAL Design

#635D3B Color RAL 100 40 20 - Broccoli Green

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#615D4C Color RAL 100 40 10 - Slick Green

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#635D4C Color RAL 095 40 10 - Shady Green

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#5E5F4D Color RAL 110 40 10 - Stump Green

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

RAL Classic

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to RAL Classic

#7D765A Color RAL 6013 - Reed Green

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#817863 Color RAL 7002 - Olive Gray

92.52% match | ΔE 7.48

#7A7669 Color RAL 7003 - Moss Gray

92.24% match | ΔE 7.76

#6B665E Color RAL 7039 - Quartz Gray

92.20% match | ΔE 7.80

British Standard 4800

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to British Standard 4800

#5E5F50 Color BS 12-B-25 - Thyme

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#6C5D38 Color BS 10-A-09 - Grey

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

Paint similar to Sterling Forest (518) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Sterling Forest (518) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Sterling Forest (518) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Benjamin Moore

#6D684E Color Sterling Forest (518)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#696449 Color Turtle Green (2142-20)

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#757055 Color Mountain Moss (2142-30)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#766C4B Color Sage (2143-10)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

Dunn-Edwards

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Dunn-Edwards

#6F6A52 Color Spruce Woods (DE 6238)

98.90% match | ΔE 1.10

#6F6D56 Color Secluded Green (DE 6259)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#737054 Color Secret Path (DE 6252)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#676B55 Color Bijoux Green (DE 6266)

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

Valspar

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Valspar

#6D6953 Color Thai Basil (8004-26F)

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#636347 Color Tarragon (6001-4C)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#787153 Color Olive to the Max (T610)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#716A42 Color Vineyard View (8003-27F)

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

PPG Paints

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to PPG Paints

#6E6A4C Color Olive Orchard (PPG11-08)

98.37% match | ΔE 1.63

#6B6D4E Color Rustling Leaves (PPG1123-7)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#796E54 Color Conservation (PPG1027-6)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#6D6F4F Color Toy Tank Green (PPG1125-6)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Behr

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Behr

#686647 Color Cedar Glen (S350-7)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#646048 Color Alligator Skin (PPU9-01)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#686747 Color Amazon Jungle (PPU9-24)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#68604A Color Kilimanjaro (N340-7)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

Farrow & Ball

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Farrow & Ball

#665F4B Color Cardamom (CB5)

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#676A49 Color Bancha (298)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#6E6656 Color Pantalon (221)

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#706556 Color Salon Drab (290)

93.55% match | ΔE 6.45

Sherwin Williams

Sterling Forest (518) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Sterling Forest (518) to Sherwin Williams

#65684C Color Oakmoss (SW 6180)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#73705E Color Sage Green Light (SW 2851)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#7D745E Color Messenger Bag (SW 7740)

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

#7A6A51 Color Roycroft Brass (SW 2843)

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Sterling Forest (518) - #6D684E color palettes and coordinating colors

14130E

322F23

4F4C39

6D684E

8B8463

A39D7E

B8B49C

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.

6D4E53

6D594E

6D684E

626D4E

536D4E

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.

6D684E

4E6D68

684E6D

Triadic Color Palette

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

6D684E

4E6D58

4E536D

6D4E63

Tetradic Color Palette

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

6D684E

7B775F

8A8671

989583

A7A494

B6B3A6

C4C2B8

D3D1C9

E1E0DB

F0EFED

FFFFFF

Sterling Forest (518) - #6D684E Tints

6D684E

625D46

57533E

4C4836

413E2E

363427

2B291F

201F17

15140F

0A0A07

000000

Sterling Forest (518) - #6D684E Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#6D684E

Sterling Forest (518)

#4E536D

Purple Fog*

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 Sterling Forest (518) - #6D684E?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Sterling Forest (518) - #6D684E is #4E536D, color name is Purple Fog*. 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.