Dried Basil
Dried Basil begins as a gray 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. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#AEA98F
LRV
38.98
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 39, Swiss Coffee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 39, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 10, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
Dried Basil reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 23), opening up a space where Red River Clay encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lapland reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 39 vs 9, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
Dried Basil reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Hale Navy encloses it.
Dried Basil reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 22), opening up a space where Luxe encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 14, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Sparkle reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 39), opening up a space where Dried Basil encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 18, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Northern Cliffs reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Brushed Aluminum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Seattle Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Paris Rain reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 39), opening up a space where Dried Basil encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (39 vs 28) makes Dried Basil the marginally brighter of the two.
Dried Basil reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Dried Basil the marginally brighter of the two.
Dried Basil reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 21), opening up a space where Sussex Green encloses it.
Dried Basil reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 27), opening up a space where Hancock Gray encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Evocative of dried herbs, this gray-green mix can subtly accent any space.