Benjamin Moore Avon Green HC-126

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Avon Green for living room (1 photo)
Avon Green for exterior (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Avon Green reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Avon Green undertones?
Is Avon Green HC-126 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Avon Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Avon Green HC-126
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Avon Green HC-126
Code:	HC-126
Name:	Avon Green
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Avon Green?

Benjamin Moore Avon Green HC-126 is a muted green with a noticeable gray cast and a gentle olive lean. Its mid-depth value gives it enough presence for cabinetry or an exterior door, while the softened saturation keeps it from reading too bold on walls. In brighter daylight, Avon Green can appear cleaner and slightly cooler; under warm artificial light, its earthy green-gray side becomes more apparent. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, aged brass, or charcoal accents for a grounded, layered look. It is especially well suited to mudrooms, kitchens, studies, and built-in shelving where a quiet, natural-looking color can add definition.

Avon Green for living room

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Avon Green for exterior (3 photos)

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Benjamin Moore Avon Green reviews (2 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Avon Green undertones?

Avon Green HC-126 reads as a midtone, muted yellow-green with a softened, low-saturation character. In the supplied digital sample, it leans a little more yellow than a blue-leaning green, which gives it an earthy rather than crisp evergreen appearance. Benjamin Moore describes it as “a lush, earthy green shaded with hushed gray tones,” and that gray cast aligns with the color’s visibly subdued main green family. Warm artificial light may bring forward its yellow-olive side, while cool daylight can make the green and gray aspects appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#737F6A

RGB code:

115, 127, 106

Is Benjamin Moore Avon Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 94°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

HC-126 Avon Green HSL code: 94, 9%, 46%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Avon Green

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Avon Green:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

HC-126
Avon Green

Darker shades

HC-126
Avon Green

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Avon Green with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 274, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Wild Orchid.

HC-126
Avon Green

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LRV of Avon Green

Avon Green has an LRV of 20.99% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 20.99%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#737F6A
RGB Decimal	115, 127, 106
RGB Percent	45.10%, 49.80%, 41.57%
HSV	Hue: 94° Saturation: 16.54% Value: 49.8%
HSL	hsl(94, 9, 46)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.45 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 16.54 Key: 50.2
YIQ	Y: 121.018 I: -0.403 Q: -9.074
XYZ	X: 17.26 Y: 19.864 Z: 16.557
CIE Lab	L:51.683 a:-8.593 b:9.945
CIE Luv	L:51.683 u:-5.797 v:14.519
Decimal	7569258
Hunter Lab	44.569, -8.868, 9.173