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Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock

Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock 609 paint color review

Let’s dive into a full Lucky Shamrock paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 609. 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:Lucky Shamrock 609
Color code:609
Color name:Lucky Shamrock
Brand:Benjamin Moore

Lucky Shamrock for bedroom

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  • Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock bedroom
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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool Dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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LRV of Lucky Shamrock

Lucky Shamrock 609 has an LRV of 18.08% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color almost reflects very little light.

Color paint LRV values

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 18.08% 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 Lucky Shamrock undertones?

Green is Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock 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 Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate

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HEX value

HEX value:

#2A806C

RGB code:

42, 128, 108

Is Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock 609 cool or warm?

warm colors
Color wheel
cool colors

With a hue of 166° this Green refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.

609 Lucky Shamrock HSL code: 166, 51%, 33%

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 Lucky Shamrock:

Monochromatic color scheme

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 609 Lucky Shamrock

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 609 Lucky Shamrock

Color comparison

Lucky Shamrock 609 vs Intercoastal Green 672

Two gorgeous paint colors, but which one is right for you? Our comparison has got you covered.

Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock 609 vs Benjamin Moore Intercoastal Green 672Benjamin Moore Lucky Shamrock 609
LRV: 18.08%
Medium Dark color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 16.36%
Medium Dark color
Temperature: cold

Color codes

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HEX#2A806Ccopy color code
RGB Decimal42, 128, 108copy color code
RGB Percent16.47%, 50.20%, 42.35%copy color code
HSVHue: 166° Saturation: 67.19% Value: 50.2%copy color code
HSLhsl(166, 51, 33)copy color code
CMYKCyan: 67.19 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 15.62 Key: 49.8copy color code
YIQY: 100.006 I: -44.821 Q: -24.416copy color code
XYZX: 11.379 Y: 17.012 Z: 16.867copy color code
CIE LabL:48.275 a:-30.617 b:3.406copy color code
CIE LuvL:48.275 u:-34.094 v:9.043copy color code
Decimal2785388copy color code
Hunter lab41.246, -22.934, 4.626copy color code
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