Rainforest Foliage (BM 2040-10)
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Rainforest Foliage (BM 2040-10) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rainforest Foliage
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rainforest Foliage by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Rainforest Foliage, 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 | Shamrock | SW 6454 | 6 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Clover Brook | 480B-7 | 11.2 | 6.2 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Poker Green | 6010-6 | 11 | 5.6 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Brunswick | 1132-7 | 10 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Rainforest Foliage (LRV 9.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainforest Foliage
Darker than Rainforest Foliage
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2040-10 |
| Hex | #105A3C |
| RGB | 16, 90, 60 |
| HSL | 156°, 70%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.5, -29.8, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainforest Foliage (BM 2040-10), published as #105A3C
#00513B
#2A633B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainforest Foliage (BM 2040-10)?
- Rainforest Foliage has an LRV of 9.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainforest Foliage is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rainforest Foliage in another brand?
- Shamrock (SW 6454) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 3.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Rainforest Foliage warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rainforest Foliage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.