Boreal Forest
Boreal Forest is a Green paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its green and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#535F4ELRV
12.17
Boreal Forest in Rooms
Follow Boreal Forest from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 3 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Across 1 kitchen cabinets image, Boreal Forest (AF-480) meets light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Kitchen cabinets painted Boreal Forest green anchor this culinary space.
@ohara_interiors
2 Misc Photos
Across 2 misc images, Boreal Forest (AF-480) meets the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Children's room walls in Boreal Forest green spark imagination and wonder.
@vonbumannhomes
Accent wall finished in Boreal Forest green brings drama and depth.
@winterinteriordesign
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 57 vs 12, Wind Chime is decisively the brighter choice.
Wet Concrete reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Boreal Forest encloses it.
Sea Haze reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Boreal Forest encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Lush the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 34 vs 12, Iris Bliss is decisively the brighter choice.
Boreal Forest reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Wild Orchid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Carolina Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Boreal Forest reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
In the Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Pinelands the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Cedar Path the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Boreal Forest the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A deep forest green fit for both elegant and rustic spaces.