Dragonfly
Benjamin Moore's Dragonfly is a green shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 12.1 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 15 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#3D615ELRV
12.07
Dragonfly in Rooms
Follow Dragonfly from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 15 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Dragonfly (AF-510) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
House exterior siding showcases the sophisticated Dragonfly hue beautifully.
@chartreusedesigns
12 Living Room Photos
12 living room images trace Dragonfly (AF-510) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. Catalog words such as Grounding, Rich offer another lens on its character.
Victorian living room walls wrapped in Dragonfly evoke timeless elegance.
@elthamdiy
1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Dragonfly (AF-510) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. With an LRV of 12.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Dining room walls in Dragonfly complement eclectic furnishings and decor.
@heatherecook
1 Misc Photo
Viewed across 1 misc image in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, Dragonfly (AF-510) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 12.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Single accent wall painted in Dragonfly draws the eye gracefully.
@libbieobrien
Coordinating Colors
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dragonfly reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), 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.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 12, Raindrops on Roses is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Deep Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Pacific Rim the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Dragonfly reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Evoking the iridescent beauty of a dragonfly's wings, this deep shade of blue-green offers a unique elegance.