Benjamin Moore Dragonfly AF-510

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Dragonfly for living room (12 photos)
Dragonfly for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Dragonfly reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Dragonfly undertones?
Is Dragonfly AF-510 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dragonfly
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dragonfly AF-510
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dragonfly AF-510
Code:	AF-510
Name:	Dragonfly
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Dragonfly?

Benjamin Moore Dragonfly AF-510 is a deep, muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its cool teal character can read greener in warm daylight and a little more blue in shaded or lower-light spaces. Dragonfly has enough depth for a study, dining room, or powder room, where it can create a defined backdrop without looking blackened. Use it on cabinetry or an accent wall with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen for contrast. It also pairs well with soft putty neutrals and charcoal details when a more restrained palette is wanted.

Dragonfly for living room (12 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly cozy living room

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly modern living room color review

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly modern living room color paint

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly modern living room

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Benjamin Moore AF-510 living room interior

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Benjamin Moore AF-510 living room color review

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly boho living room

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly living room paint

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Dragonfly for exterior

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Dragonfly reviews (2 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 Dragonfly eclectic dining room color

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What are Benjamin Moore Dragonfly undertones?

Dragonfly is a deep, muted deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#3D615E

RGB code:

61, 97, 94

Is Benjamin Moore Dragonfly cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 175°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

AF-510 Dragonfly HSL code: 175, 23%, 31%

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 Dragonfly

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 Dragonfly:

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

AF-510
Dragonfly

Darker shades

AF-510
Dragonfly

2050-20
Dollar Bill 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 Dragonfly with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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Dragonfly

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LRV of Dragonfly

Dragonfly has an LRV of 12.07% 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 12.07%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#3D615E
RGB Decimal	61, 97, 94
RGB Percent	23.92%, 38.04%, 36.86%
HSV	Hue: 175° Saturation: 37.11% Value: 38.04%
HSL	hsl(175, 23, 31)
CMYK	Cyan: 37.11 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.09 Key: 61.96
YIQ	Y: 85.894 I: -20.488 Q: -8.549
XYZ	X: 8.219 Y: 10.349 Z: 12.151
CIE Lab	L:38.462 a:-13.648 b:-2.39
CIE Luv	L:38.462 u:-16.696 v:-1.207
Decimal	4022622
Hunter Lab	32.17, -10.695, 0.124