Boreal Forest
Boreal 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 3 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#535F4E
LRV
12.17
Boreal Forest in Real Rooms
Boreal Forest has a low LRV of 12.17 — 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 kitchen cabinets and misc.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
On kitchen cabinets, Boreal Forest adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding attention. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz, making it a flexible choice for the hardest-working room in the house.
Kitchen cabinets painted Boreal Forest green anchor this culinary space.
@ohara_interiors
2 Misc Photos
Boreal Forest shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
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.