Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469

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Benjamin Moore 469 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Backwoods reviews (10 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Backwoods undertones?
Is Backwoods 469 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Backwoods
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Backwoods 469
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Backwoods 469
Code:	469
Name:	Backwoods
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Backwoods?

Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469 is a muted, mid-depth green with a gray cast and a subtle olive influence. Its softened character keeps it from reading bright or leafy, making it especially effective for a study, mudroom, dining room, or built-in cabinetry. In daylight, Backwoods can show more of its grounded green side, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subdued khaki-gray quality. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm wood tones, aged brass, or charcoal accents for a layered, natural-looking palette. On an exterior, it has enough depth to define shutters, doors, or trim without appearing stark.

Benjamin Moore 469 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Minimal green kitchen cabinets Backwoods BM

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Green kitchen cabinets Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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Benjamin Moore Backwoods reviews (10 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore Backwoods painted storage review

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Green kitchen island Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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Green laundry room cabinets Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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Green built-in shelves Benjamin Moore Backwoods CC-630

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Green nursery painted Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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Green panelled wall Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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Traditional interior CC-630 Backwoods BM color

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Green panelling Benjamin Moore Backwoods CC-630 paint

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Green wall Benjamin Moore Backwoods review

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Green accent wall Benjamin Moore Backwoods

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What are Benjamin Moore Backwoods undertones?

Backwoods reads as a dark, highly muted green with a softened forest-green character. In the supplied digital sample, its subtle color bias leans yellow-green rather than blue-green, though the low saturation keeps that lean understated. Benjamin Moore describes it as a blackened forest green with a hint of welcoming warmth, which fits the visible yellow-green influence within its overall deep green appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out that slight warmth, while cool daylight may make the color appear more neutral or green.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#586251

RGB code:

88, 98, 81

Is Benjamin Moore Backwoods cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 95°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

469 Backwoods HSL code: 95, 9%, 35%

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 Backwoods

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 Backwoods:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Backwoods with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 275, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

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LRV of Backwoods

Backwoods has an LRV of 12.68% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 12.68%, 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	#586251
RGB Decimal	88, 98, 81
RGB Percent	34.51%, 38.43%, 31.76%
HSV	Hue: 95° Saturation: 17.35% Value: 38.43%
HSL	hsl(95, 9, 35)
CMYK	Cyan: 10.2 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 17.35 Key: 61.57
YIQ	Y: 93.072 I: -0.496 Q: -7.406
XYZ	X: 9.877 Y: 11.404 Z: 9.463
CIE Lab	L:40.253 a:-7.398 b:8.397
CIE Luv	L:40.253 u:-4.763 v:11.502
Decimal	5792337
Hunter Lab	33.77, -6.89, 7.024