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Benjamin Moore • 2142-30

Mountain Moss

Mountain Moss is a Green paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.

LRV

17.64

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Light Reflectance Value
17.64
Dark
TemperatureWarm
Tone
CalmingGroundingMoodyTimeless
UseInterior & Exterior

Mountain Moss in Rooms

Follow Mountain Moss from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 9 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

1 House Photo

Mountain Moss (2142-30) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss exterior color

Exterior siding in Mountain Moss blends beautifully with surrounding landscaping.

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1 Front Door Photo

Mountain Moss (2142-30) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss front door

Front door painted Mountain Moss makes a sophisticated, muted statement.

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2 Bathroom Photos

In a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, the most interesting quality of Mountain Moss (2142-30) may be the way it responds to tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. Its yellow undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.

Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss bathroom

Bathroom walls in Mountain Moss create a spa-like, grounded atmosphere.

@schneider.design

Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss bathroom review

Vanity walls painted Mountain Moss evoke natural calm and refinement.

@schneider.design

5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

Viewed across 5 kitchen cabinets images in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture, Mountain Moss (2142-30) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 17.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss kitchen cabinets review

Kitchen cabinets in Mountain Moss add depth and understated sophistication.

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Mountain Moss kitchen cabinets color review

Lower cabinetry in Mountain Moss balances light uppers with subtle richness.

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Mountain Moss kitchen cabinets color

Painted cabinets in Mountain Moss deliver muted elegance to the kitchen.

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Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss kitchen cabinets color

Cabinet fronts in Mountain Moss provide a sophisticated neutral anchor.

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Benjamin Moore Mountain Moss kitchen cabinets

Kitchen storage in Mountain Moss offers quiet, refined color sophistication.

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Coordinating Colors

Moonlight White
Moonlight White
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Moonlight White vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Moonlight White
OC-125 · LRV 83
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

At LRV 83 vs 18, Moonlight White is decisively the brighter choice.

Deep River
Deep River
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Deep River vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Deep River
1582 · LRV 8
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Mountain Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Cloud Nine vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Cloud Nine
2144-60 · LRV 84
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

At LRV 84 vs 18, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Simply White
Simply White
Mountain Moss vs Simply White
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Simply White
OC-117 · LRV 90

At LRV 90 vs 18, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.

Similar Colors

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Sterling Forest
Sterling Forest
Mountain Moss vs Sterling Forest
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Sterling Forest
518 · LRV 14

A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Greenbrook
Greenbrook
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Greenbrook vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Greenbrook
517 · LRV 17
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Pine Grove
Pine Grove
Mountain Moss vs Pine Grove
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Pine Grove
511 · LRV 19

With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Sage
Mountain Moss vs Sage
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Sage
2143-10 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Complementary Colors

Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Approaching Storm vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Approaching Storm
CSP-535 · LRV 9
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Evening Dove
Evening Dove
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Evening Dove vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Evening Dove
2128-30 · LRV 12
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Hale Navy
Hale Navy
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Hale Navy vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Hale Navy
HC-154 · LRV 8
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Mountain Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Luxe
Luxe
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Luxe vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Luxe
AF-580 · LRV 22
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Luxe reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Gaspe
Blue Gaspe
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Blue Gaspe vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Blue Gaspe
1435 · LRV 14
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Violet Sparkle
Violet Sparkle
Mountain Moss vs Violet Sparkle
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Violet Sparkle
1422 · LRV 69

Violet Sparkle reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 18), opening up a space where Mountain Moss encloses it.

French Violet
French Violet
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
French Violet vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Lighter Colors

Crownsville Gray
Crownsville Gray
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Crownsville Gray vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Crownsville Gray
HC-106 · LRV 22
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Crownsville Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Hampshire Gray
Hampshire Gray
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Hampshire Gray vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Hampshire Gray
HC-101 · LRV 25
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Hampshire Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Sussex Green
Sussex Green
Mountain Moss vs Sussex Green
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Sussex Green
HC-109 · LRV 21

Sussex Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Passion Vine
Passion Vine
Mountain Moss vs Passion Vine
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Passion Vine
1504 · LRV 23

A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Passion Vine the marginally brighter of the two.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Wethersfield Moss
Wethersfield Moss
Mountain Moss vs Wethersfield Moss
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Wethersfield Moss
HC-110 · LRV 26

Wethersfield Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Darker Colors

Mediterranean Olive
Mediterranean Olive
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Mediterranean Olive vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Mediterranean Olive
2142-10 · LRV 11
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Turtle Green
Turtle Green
Mountain Moss vs Turtle Green
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Turtle Green
2142-20 · LRV 13

A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Sterling Forest
Sterling Forest
Mountain Moss vs Sterling Forest
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
Sterling Forest
518 · LRV 14

A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Mountain Moss the marginally brighter of the two.

Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
River Rock
River Rock
Mountain Moss vs River Rock
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
River Rock
2139-10 · LRV 7

Mountain Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dakota Woods Green
Dakota Woods Green
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Dakota Woods Green vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Dakota Woods Green
2139-20 · LRV 10
Benjamin Moore
Mountain Moss
2142-30 · LRV 18

Mountain Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Color Codes

RGB117, 112, 85
HSL51° 16% 40%
CMYK0 4 27 54
CIE LabL: 47.0 a: -2.8 b: 15.8
XYZX: 0.15 Y: 0.16 Z: 0.11

Manufacturer description

A warm green beloved for its earthy character and gently muted cast.

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