Crisp Romaine
Crisp Romaine begins as a green color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#445851LRV
9.22
Crisp Romaine in Rooms
Follow Crisp Romaine from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Across 1 living room image, Crisp Romaine (686) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Living room walls dressed in Crisp Romaine create a sophisticated green backdrop.
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1 Bedroom Photo
Across 1 bedroom image, Crisp Romaine (686) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bedroom walls painted in Crisp Romaine offer a serene, nature-connected retreat.
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4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Crisp Romaine (686) moves through 4 kitchen cabinets images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Kitchen cabinets finished in Crisp Romaine blend seamlessly with natural wood tones.
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Cabinetry painted in Crisp Romaine provides a fresh, modern kitchen aesthetic.
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Dark kitchen cabinets in Crisp Romaine deliver depth and contemporary style.
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Cabinet surfaces coated in Crisp Romaine bring understated elegance to the kitchen.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 9, Super White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 9, Manor Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 9, Sea Froth is decisively the brighter choice.
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Crisp Romaine encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Raindrops on Roses reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 9), opening up a space where Crisp Romaine encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (21 vs 9) makes Aplomb the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes Crisp Romaine the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crisp Romaine reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Jack Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (17 vs 9) makes Verdigris the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A dark—almost black—shade of green that offers a touch of welcoming warmth.