Benjamin Moore Olive Moss 2147-20
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- Benjamin Moore Olive Moss reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Olive Moss undertones?
- Is Olive Moss 2147-20 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Olive Moss
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Olive Moss 2147-20
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Olive Moss 2147-20 |
| Code: | 2147-20 |
| Name: | Olive Moss |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Olive Moss?
Benjamin Moore Olive Moss 2147-20 is a muted yellow-green with an earthy olive cast and a medium, grounded depth. Its low-key saturation keeps it from reading bright, while the noticeable golden component gives the color a dry, sun-warmed quality. In rooms with warm daylight or incandescent lighting, Olive Moss can lean more ochre and mossy; cooler light brings out its quieter green side. It suits a study, dining room, mudroom, or painted built-ins where a deeper natural color can add definition without feeling overly dark. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm charcoal, weathered oak, aged brass, and muted clay or rust accents.
Benjamin Moore Olive Moss reviews (3 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.
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What are Benjamin Moore Olive Moss undertones?
Olive Moss is a midtone, soft mustard. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
148, 145, 70
Is Benjamin Moore Olive Moss cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 58°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2147-20 Olive Moss HSL code: 58, 36%, 43%
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 Olive Moss
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Olive Moss:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Olive Moss with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 238, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.
LRV of Olive Moss
Olive Moss has an LRV of 25.66% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 25.66%, 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 | #949146 |
| RGB Decimal | 148, 145, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 58.04%, 56.86%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 58° Saturation: 52.7% Value: 58.04% |
| HSL | hsl(58, 36, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.03 Yellow: 52.7 Key: 41.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 137.347 I: 25.888 Q: -22.705 |
| XYZ | X: 23.444 Y: 26.99 Z: 9.767 |
| CIE Lab | L:58.965 a:-9.553 b:39.72 |
| CIE Luv | L:58.965 u:5.439 v:47.911 |
| Decimal | 9736518 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.952, -10.364, 25.219 |
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