Dakota Woods Green
Dakota Woods Green 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
#565344
LRV
9.70
Dakota Woods Green in Real Rooms
Dakota Woods Green has a low LRV of 9.7 — 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 house and misc.
2 House Photos
On the exterior, Dakota Woods Green holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Exterior siding in Dakota Woods Green blends seamlessly with landscape surroundings.
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House exterior painted Dakota Woods Green creates timeless curb appeal.
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1 Misc Photo
Dakota Woods Green 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.
Front door in Dakota Woods Green makes a bold architectural statement.
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Coordinating Colors
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
Sandlot Gray reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
Vanilla Milkshake reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
Stonington Gray reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Luxe reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Blue Gaspe the marginally brighter of the two.
Violet Sparkle reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 10), opening up a space where Dakota Woods Green encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes French Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Castle Peak Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gloucester Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Country Life reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dakota Woods Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.