Match Green Hydrangea
Benjamin Moore Green Hydrangea is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 56. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
A 3-point LRV gap (59 vs 56) makes Pale Avocado the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 11-point LRV gap (67 vs 56) makes Vacation Island the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 240-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Green Hydrangea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Flourish reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 56), opening up a space where Green Hydrangea encloses it. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Green Hydrangea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Green Hydrangea the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Timid Absinthe reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 56), opening up a space where Green Hydrangea encloses it. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 22.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.