Tree Moss
Tree Moss 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 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#B8B8A1
LRV
46.81
Tree Moss in Real Rooms
Tree Moss has a medium-high LRV of 46.81 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. 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 living room and kitchen.
1 Living Room Photo
Tree Moss 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.
Hallway walls in Tree Moss create a natural transition between living areas.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Tree Moss manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kitchen walls in Tree Moss complement wood cabinetry and natural stone counters.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 47, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Dew reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Tree Moss encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Bunny Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Violet Sparkle is decisively the brighter choice.
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 18), opening up a space where French Violet encloses it.
Tree Moss reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Blackberry Punch encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 61 vs 47, Vapor Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Horizon Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 47, Dusty Miller is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (47 vs 38) makes Tree Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 29, Tree Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (47 vs 35) makes Tree Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (47 vs 35) makes Tree Moss the marginally brighter of the two.