Green Grove (BM 2138-20)
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Green Grove (BM 2138-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Grove
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Grove 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 Green Grove, 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 | Nocturne | SW 9520 | 8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Bridgewood | S-H-770 | 8.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Montana Moss | 6009-3 | 9 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Walnut Grove | 1028-7 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Green Grove (LRV 9.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Grove
Darker than Green Grove
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2138-20 |
| Hex | #555042 |
| RGB | 85, 80, 66 |
| HSL | 44°, 13%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.1, -0.6, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Grove (BM 2138-20), published as #555042
#474741
#635942
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Grove (BM 2138-20)?
- Green Grove has an LRV of 9.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Grove is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Grove in another brand?
- Bridgewood (Behr S-H-770) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Grove warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Grove as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.