Bavarian Forest
Bavarian Forest is a genuinely dark Green from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#1D4543
LRV
6.66
Bavarian Forest in Real Rooms
Bavarian Forest has a low LRV of 6.66 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
1 Living Room Photo
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Bavarian Forest. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
Living room walls painted in rich Bavarian Forest evoke woodland serenity.
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Coordinating Colors
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Bavarian Forest encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Soft Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Bavarian Forest encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Raindrops on Roses reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Bavarian Forest encloses it.
At LRV 21 vs 7, Aplomb is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Deep Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 7), opening up a space where Bavarian Forest encloses it.
Love Affair reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Casco Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Intercoastal Green the marginally brighter of the two.