Green Tea (BM 236)
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Green Tea (BM 236) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 27.8, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Tea
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Tea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Tea, 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 | Tangled Twine | SW 9538 | 27 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Garden Salt Green | S320-6 | 26.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Caraway Shield | 6008-4B | 30 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rattan | 1103-5 | 28 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Green Tea (LRV 27.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Tea
Darker than Green Tea
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 236 |
| Hex | #A28D66 |
| RGB | 162, 141, 102 |
| HSL | 39°, 24%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.6, 2.1, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Tea (BM 236), published as #A28D66
#938365
#B19765
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Tea (BM 236)?
- Green Tea has an LRV of 27.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Tea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Tea in another brand?
- Garden Salt Green (Behr S320-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Tea warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.