Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469 paint color review
| Official color page: | Backwoods 469 |
| Color code: | 469 |
| Color name: | Backwoods |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
Also known as Benjamin Moore CC-630 A blackened shade of forest green that bares a hint of welcoming warmth. While Backwoods is still a dark green paint color, it has a fresher appearance to it. It works well alongside Benjamin Moore White Dove to create a wall board and batten wall treatment, but would also be beautiful as a cabinet color or on a full wall. Backwoods can bring depth and unique charm to a wide variety of interior spaces and exterior facades, as well as doors and other spaces in your home and around it.
LRV of Backwoods
Backwoods 469 has an LRV of 12.68% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color almost reflects very little light.
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 12.68% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Benjamin Moore Backwoods undertones?
Green is Benjamin Moore Backwoods undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#586251
RGB code:
88, 98, 81
Is Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469 cool or warm?
With a hue of 95° this Green refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
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 a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Cool Green shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
- Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
- Cool Green undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
- Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Backwoods:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Benjamin Moore 469 Backwoods
Darker shades
Benjamin Moore 469 Backwoods
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Benjamin Moore 469 Backwoods
Color comparison
Backwoods 469 vs Jade Romanesque 476
Our comparison will assist you in determining which shade will complement your space.
Backwoods 469 vs Boreal Forest AF-480
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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 | |
