Match Essex Green

Benjamin Moore Essex Green is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 6. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Essex Green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188#27362ELRV 6Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Essex Green
Essex Green
Essex Green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
PM-11 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
Essex Green
Essex Green
Fir green
Fir green
Essex Green vs Fir green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
RAL ClassicClassic
Fir green
RAL 6009 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Tuscan Herbs
Essex Green
Tuscan Herbs
Essex Green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6

At LRV 20 vs 6, Tuscan Herbs is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Heathland
Heathland
Essex Green vs Heathland
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Roycroft Bottle Green
Roycroft Bottle Green
Essex Green vs Roycroft Bottle Green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
RAL 750-6
RAL 750-6
Essex Green vs RAL 750-6
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 750-6
RAL 750-6 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Mascara
Mascara
Essex Green vs Mascara
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Cloverdale Paint
Mascara
EX348 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Essex Green vs Nocturnal Green
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Starless Sky
Starless Sky
Essex Green vs Starless Sky
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
PPG
Starless Sky
PPG0995-7 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Essex Green vs Pitch Black
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Essex Green vs Lamp Black
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Essex Green
Essex Green
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Essex Green vs S 8000-N
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.1Distinct
Essex Green
Essex Green
Ficus
Ficus
Essex Green vs Ficus
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Tikkurila
Ficus
N378 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.2Distinct
Essex Green
Essex Green
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Essex Green vs Blackened Black
Benjamin Moore
Essex Green
HC-188 · LRV 6
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.0Distinct