Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil 455
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- Sweet Basil for living room (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil undertones?
- Is Sweet Basil 455 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sweet Basil
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sweet Basil 455
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Sweet Basil 455 |
| Code: | 455 |
| Name: | Sweet Basil |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil?
Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil 455 is a muted, medium-dark green with a noticeable gray cast and soft olive undertones. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than bright, giving walls a leafy, weathered look in daylight. In brighter rooms, Sweet Basil can read as a subdued moss green; under warm artificial light, its earthy yellow-green side becomes more apparent. It suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and cabinetry where a deeper color can add definition without feeling heavy. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, linen, and charcoal accents for a layered, material-focused interior.
Sweet Basil for living room (3 photos)
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Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil undertones?
Sweet Basil reads as a deep, muted green with low-to-moderate saturation and an earthy, yellow-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Its visible character is closer to a forest or olive-leaning green than to a blue-green, giving it a grounded, substantial look. Benjamin Moore describes it as “warm and robust” and calls it a deep forest green; that warmth aligns with the sample’s slight yellow-green bias within its overall green family. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-green warmth, while cool daylight can make the green appear a bit cleaner or more restrained.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
86, 102, 78
Is Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 100°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
455 Sweet Basil HSL code: 100, 13%, 35%
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 Sweet Basil
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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sweet Basil:
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
Darker shades
455
Sweet Basil
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 Sweet Basil with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 280, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.
LRV of Sweet Basil
Sweet Basil has an LRV of 13.51% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.51%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #56664E |
| RGB Decimal | 86, 102, 78 |
| RGB Percent | 33.73%, 40.00%, 30.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 100° Saturation: 23.53% Value: 40.0% |
| HSL | hsl(100, 13, 35) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.69 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 23.53 Key: 60.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 94.48 I: -1.822 Q: -10.853 |
| XYZ | X: 9.964 Y: 12.031 Z: 9.003 |
| CIE Lab | L:41.266 a:-11.076 b:11.603 |
| CIE Luv | L:41.266 u:-7.803 v:15.901 |
| Decimal | 5662286 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.686, -9.424, 8.891 |
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