Boreal Forest (BM AF-480)
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Boreal Forest (BM AF-480) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12.2, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boreal Forest
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boreal Forest 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 Boreal Forest, 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 Dark Green | SW 2816 | 10 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Whispering Oaks | ECC-11-3 | 11 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Treeline | 5006-4C | 12 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grape Leaves | 1124-7 | 11 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Boreal Forest (LRV 12.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Boreal Forest
Darker than Boreal Forest
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-480 |
| Hex | #535F4E |
| RGB | 83, 95, 78 |
| HSL | 102°, 10%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, -8.2, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boreal Forest (BM AF-480), published as #535F4E
#44564D
#62684E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boreal Forest (BM AF-480)?
- Boreal Forest has an LRV of 12.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boreal Forest is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Boreal Forest in another brand?
- Whispering Oaks (Behr ECC-11-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Boreal Forest warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boreal Forest as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.