Secret Path
Secret Path is a versatile Green from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#87917A
LRV
27.52
Secret Path in Real Rooms
Secret Path has a medium LRV of 27.52 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. 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 bathroom, living room, kitchen cabinets, kitchen and misc.
2 Bathroom Photos
In the bathroom, Secret Path brings a spa-like intentionality to the space. It responds well to task lighting and natural light alike, and pairs beautifully with white fixtures, warm wood vanities, or brushed brass hardware for a polished, restful result.
Wainscoting paneling in Secret Path creates understated bathroom sophistication.
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Wall paneling treatment features the serene tone of Secret Path.
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3 Living Room Photos
Secret Path works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Living room walls wrap in the calming embrace of Secret Path.
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Soft walls envelop the living room in Secret Path's warmth.
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Wall color in Secret Path brings tranquil sophistication to the space.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Secret Path on cabinets gives a kitchen a sense of intentionality without the risk that comes with louder choices. It's grounded enough to feel permanent, versatile enough to work with whatever countertop material surrounds it.
Cabinet doors painted in Secret Path add depth to cabinetry.
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3 Kitchen Photos
In a modern kitchen, Secret Path provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Kitchen walls glow with the subdued richness of Secret Path.
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Kitchen surfaces radiate the understated elegance of Secret Path.
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Cabinetry in Secret Path transforms the kitchen with quiet sophistication.
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1 Misc Photo
In laundry rooms, Secret Path adds a surprising level of "design" to a space that is often forgotten. It proves that even the most utilitarian rooms deserve a color that feels considered, intentional, and calming.
Painted cabinet finish delivers the sophisticated tone of Secret Path.
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Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Secret Path encloses it.
Little Falls reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where Secret Path encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 28, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 28, Lichen Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Kennebunkport Green the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Secret Path reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Royale encloses it.
Secret Path reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 8), opening up a space where Blackberry Wine encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Secret Path reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Lilac encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 28, Spring Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Secret Path reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 5), opening up a space where Exotic Purple encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 5, Secret Path is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (38 vs 28) makes Sabre Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Kennebunkport Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Secret Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.