Benjamin Moore Green Leaf 2045-30 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Green Leaf paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 2045-30. Find out if this gorgeous cold green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | Green Leaf 2045-30 |
| Color code: | 2045-30 |
| Color name: | Green Leaf |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
LRV of Green Leaf
Green Leaf 2045-30 has an LRV of 25.8% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 25.80% 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 Green Leaf undertones?
Green and Blue are Benjamin Moore Green Leaf undertones 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 Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate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:
#009C7D
RGB code:
0, 156, 125
Is Benjamin Moore Green Leaf 2045-30 cool or warm?
With a hue of 168° this Green refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
2045-30 Green Leaf HSL code: 168, 100%, 31%
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 Green Leaf:
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 2045-30 Green Leaf
Darker shades
Color comparison
Green Leaf 2045-30 vs Erin Green 608
Choosing the best shade for your space? We've compared the two colors to help you make an informed decision for your project.
Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #009C7D |  |
| RGB Decimal | 0, 156, 125 | |
| RGB Percent | 0.00%, 61.18%, 49.02% | |
| HSV | Hue: 168° Saturation: 100.0% Value: 61.18% | |
| HSL | hsl(168, 100, 31) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 100.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 19.87 Key: 38.82 | |
| YIQ | Y: 105.822 I: -82.999 Q: -42.647 | |
| XYZ | X: 15.588 Y: 25.256 Z: 23.45 | |
| CIE Lab | L:57.324 a:-42.364 b:6.538 | |
| CIE Luv | L:57.324 u:-47.458 v:15.443 | |
| Decimal | 40061 | |
| Hunter lab | 50.255, -32.58, 7.513 | |
