Lucky Shamrock (BM 609)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Lucky Shamrock (BM 609) is a very deep, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.1, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lucky Shamrock
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lucky Shamrock 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 Lucky Shamrock, 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 | Ionian | SW 6754 | 20 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mermaid Sea | P440-7 | 16.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Elegant Silk | 5010-7 | 18 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pinehurst | 1140-6 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Lucky Shamrock (LRV 18.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Lucky Shamrock
Darker than Lucky Shamrock
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 609 |
| Hex | #2A806C |
| RGB | 42, 128, 108 |
| HSL | 166°, 51%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.3, -30.6, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lucky Shamrock (BM 609), published as #2A806C
#00766A
#448A6C
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 Lucky Shamrock (BM 609)?
- Lucky Shamrock has an LRV of 18.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lucky Shamrock is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lucky Shamrock in another brand?
- Mermaid Sea (Behr P440-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lucky Shamrock warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lucky Shamrock as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.