Messenger Bag
We've categorized Messenger Bag as a genuinely dark Green because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can anchor a room without demanding the spotlight so effectively. Explore our collection of 2 room photos to see how it looks alongside coordinating accent choices.
Hex
#7D745E
LRV
17.74
Messenger Bag's Color Strip
Messenger Bag is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Color strip 297 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Messenger Bag in Real Rooms
Messenger Bag has a low LRV of 17.74 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , 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 house.
1 Living Room Photo
Messenger Bag 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.
Wall treatment in Messenger Bag grounds the living room palette.
@jen__levine
1 House Photo
Messenger Bag on an exterior reads differently at different scales: approachable up close, commanding from the street. It works especially well on houses with good trim detail, where the contrast between wall and trim can do real visual work.
Exterior boards painted in Messenger Bag deliver sophisticated curb appeal.
@mandepainting
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 18, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 18, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
Lucent Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 18), opening up a space where Messenger Bag encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 82 vs 18, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Messenger Bag reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 18), opening up a space where Messenger Bag encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (28 vs 18) makes Dusty Heather the marginally brighter of the two.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 18), opening up a space where Messenger Bag encloses it.
Messenger Bag reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 18, Lavender Wisp is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 32 vs 18, Pavestone is decisively the brighter choice.
Smooth Stone reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 18), opening up a space where Messenger Bag encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Lauriston Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Messenger Bag the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Messenger Bag reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Messenger Bag the marginally brighter of the two.
Messenger Bag reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.