Green Meadows (BM 2040-20)
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Green Meadows (BM 2040-20) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.4, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Meadows
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Meadows 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 Green Meadows, 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 | Greens | SW 6748 | 10 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Clover Brook | 480B-7 | 11.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Poker Green | 6010-6 | 11 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brunswick | 1132-7 | 10 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Green Meadows (LRV 11.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Meadows
Darker than Green Meadows
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2040-20 |
| Hex | #0A6548 |
| RGB | 10, 101, 72 |
| HSL | 161°, 82%, 22% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, -32.3, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Meadows (BM 2040-20), published as #0A6548
#005C47
#2A6E47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Meadows (BM 2040-20)?
- Green Meadows has an LRV of 11.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Meadows is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Meadows in another brand?
- Brunswick (PPG 1132-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Green Meadows warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Meadows as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.