Chrome Green (BM HC-189)
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Chrome Green (BM HC-189) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.1, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chrome Green
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chrome Green 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 Chrome Green, 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 | Country Squire | SW 6475 | 5 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| Behr | Hidden Forest | ECC-51-3 | 6.4 | 9.5 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Ivy League | 5010-5 | 9 | 9.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Billiard Green | 1139-7 | 8 | 8.8 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Chrome Green (LRV 7.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Chrome Green
Darker than Chrome Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-189 |
| Hex | #0B412E |
| RGB | 11, 65, 46 |
| HSL | 159°, 71%, 15% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 23.8, -22.6, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chrome Green (BM HC-189), published as #0B412E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chrome Green (BM HC-189)?
- Chrome Green has an LRV of 7.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chrome Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chrome Green in another brand?
- Country Squire (SW 6475) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 5.9 (clearly different).
- Is Chrome Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chrome Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.