Seaweed (BM 2035-10)
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Seaweed (BM 2035-10) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.8, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seaweed
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seaweed by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Seaweed, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Greenbelt | SW 6927 | 12 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Climbing Ivy | 470B-7 | 12.6 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Vegas Green | 6009-7 | 13 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Blarney Stone | 1226-7 | 14 | 5.4 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Seaweed (LRV 11.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Seaweed
Darker than Seaweed
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2035-10 |
| Hex | #136938 |
| RGB | 19, 105, 56 |
| HSL | 146°, 69%, 24% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.8, -36.6, 20.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seaweed (BM 2035-10), published as #136938
#005F37
#2D7337
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seaweed (BM 2035-10)?
- Seaweed has an LRV of 11.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seaweed is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Seaweed in another brand?
- Greenbelt (SW 6927) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 3.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Seaweed warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seaweed as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.