Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green CW-500

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Benjamin Moore CW-500 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Nicolson Green for exterior (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green undertones?
Is Nicolson Green CW-500 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Nicolson Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Nicolson Green CW-500
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Nicolson Green CW-500
Code:	CW-500
Name:	Nicolson Green
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green?

Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green CW-500 is a muted, medium-depth green with a noticeable gray cast and a soft olive direction. Its low saturation keeps it grounded rather than bright, making it especially effective for walls in studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, or bedrooms. In daylight, Nicolson Green can read as a weathered leafy green, while warmer evening lighting may bring out its quieter olive undertone. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm putty neutrals, aged brass, natural oak, or dark charcoal accents for a layered, lived-in look. It also has enough depth to give kitchen cabinetry or a painted exterior door a restrained presence.

Benjamin Moore CW-500 on kitchen cabinets

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

Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green kitchen cabinets color

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Nicolson Green for exterior (2 photos)

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 warm green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green exterior paint

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What are Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green undertones?

The supplied digital color reads as a muted, mid-depth yellow-green with a softened, earthy character rather than a bright or sharp green. Within the green family, it has a noticeable yellow bias, which can make it appear slightly olive-leaning compared with cooler blue-based greens. Benjamin Moore describes Nicolson Green as a deep green, and its listed low light-reflectance value supports the idea that the actual paint may read darker on a wall than this screen sample suggests. Warm artificial light may bring forward its yellow-green side, while cool daylight can make the green appear a little cleaner and less olive.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#75806A

RGB code:

117, 128, 106

Is Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 90°, this dark green shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

CW-500 Nicolson Green HSL code: 90, 9%, 46%

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 Nicolson Green

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Nicolson Green:

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

CW-500
Nicolson Green

Darker shades

CW-500
Nicolson 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 Nicolson Green with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 270, such as Benjamin Moore Cupid's Dart and Carolina Plum.

CW-500
Nicolson Green

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LRV of Nicolson Green

Nicolson Green has an LRV of 21.68% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 21.68%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#75806A
RGB Decimal	117, 128, 106
RGB Percent	45.88%, 50.20%, 41.57%
HSV	Hue: 90° Saturation: 17.19% Value: 50.2%
HSL	hsl(90, 9, 46)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.59 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 17.19 Key: 49.8
YIQ	Y: 122.203 I: 0.515 Q: -9.173
XYZ	X: 17.656 Y: 20.261 Z: 16.612
CIE Lab	L:52.131 a:-8.375 b:10.598
CIE Luv	L:52.131 u:-5.208 v:15.336
Decimal	7700586
Hunter Lab	45.012, -8.753, 9.627