Aventurine (BM AF-445)
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Aventurine (BM AF-445) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.6, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aventurine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Aventurine 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 Aventurine, 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 | Rookwood Jade | SW 2812 | 33 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | French Parsley | BIC-57 | 33.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Garden of Paradise | 6002-4B | 29 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pine Trail | 1115-5 | 33 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Aventurine (LRV 31.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Aventurine
Darker than Aventurine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-445 |
| Hex | #979C78 |
| RGB | 151, 156, 120 |
| HSL | 68°, 15%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.1, -8.1, 18.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aventurine (BM AF-445), published as #979C78
#879277
#A7A677
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aventurine (BM AF-445)?
- Aventurine has an LRV of 31.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aventurine is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Aventurine in another brand?
- Rookwood Jade (SW 2812) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Aventurine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Aventurine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.3; 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.