Calypso Green (BM 2046-10)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Calypso Green (BM 2046-10) is a very deep, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calypso Green
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Calypso Green 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 Calypso Green, 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 | Cape Verde | SW 6482 | 7 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Behr | Forest Rain | S-H-480 | 11.1 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Ivy League | 5010-5 | 9 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Deep Veridian | 1141-7 | 10 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Calypso Green (LRV 8.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Calypso Green
Darker than Calypso Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2046-10 |
| Hex | #005A48 |
| RGB | 0, 90, 72 |
| HSL | 168°, 100%, 18% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.5, -28.3, 3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calypso Green (BM 2046-10), published as #005A48
#005147
#256348
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calypso Green (BM 2046-10)?
- Calypso Green has an LRV of 8.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calypso Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Calypso Green in another brand?
- Deep Veridian (PPG 1141-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 3.9 (noticeably different).
- Is Calypso Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Calypso Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.9; 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.