Match Forest Moss

Benjamin Moore Forest Moss is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 28. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Forest Moss
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20#9A983DLRV 28Warm

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.

Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Be Yourself
Forest Moss vs Be Yourself
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
PPG
Be Yourself
PPG1218-7 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Science Experiment
Science Experiment
Forest Moss vs Science Experiment
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Cloverdale Paint
Science Experiment
0781 · LRV 34

A 6-point LRV gap (34 vs 28) makes Science Experiment the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
RAL 250-5
RAL 250-5
Forest Moss vs RAL 250-5
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 250-5
RAL 250-5 · LRV 24

Forest Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Luau Green
Luau Green
Forest Moss vs Luau Green
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Luau Green
6712 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Olive Tree
Forest Moss vs Olive Tree
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Benjamin Moore
Olive Tree
392 · LRV 35

Olive Tree reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Mountain Moss
Mountain Moss
Forest Moss vs Mountain Moss
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Dulux
Mountain Moss
70YY 27/418 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.1Noticeable
Luscious Lime
Luscious Lime
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Luscious Lime vs Forest Moss
Behr
Luscious Lime
P330-7 · LRV 30
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.3Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Fickle Pickle
Fickle Pickle
Forest Moss vs Fickle Pickle
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Valspar
Fickle Pickle
V057-6 · LRV 20

Forest Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.9Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Boxington
Boxington
Forest Moss vs Boxington
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Little Greene
Boxington
84 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 28, Boxington is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.6Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
N391
Forest Moss vs N391
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
N391
N391 · LRV 38

A 10-point LRV gap (38 vs 28) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.8Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Sap Green
Sap Green
Forest Moss vs Sap Green
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Farrow & Ball
Sap Green
56 · LRV 21

Forest Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.7Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Ochre yellow
Ochre yellow
Forest Moss vs Ochre yellow
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
RAL ClassicClassic
Ochre yellow
RAL 1024 · LRV 33

Ochre yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.8Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
Mexico
Forest Moss vs Mexico
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
Jotun
Mexico
0288 · LRV 35

A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Mexico the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 22.5Distinct
Forest Moss
Forest Moss
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Forest Moss vs S 3030-Y30R
Benjamin Moore
Forest Moss
2146-20 · LRV 28
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 29.8Very different