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Behr River Forest#545C47 · LRV 10

River Forest reads as a green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ6-54 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR RIVER FOREST
RGB 84, 92, 71 LRV 10

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name River Forest
SKU MQ6-54
Hex #545C47
RGB 84, 92, 71
HSL 83°, 13%, 32%
LRV 10
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Behr River Forest

With an LRV of 10, River Forest is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

River Forest works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Vegetarian
SKU 0430 · #595D47 · LRV 10
ΔE 1.99 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All green at Valspar →
V097-6
#515B47
Haute Green
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 9.7
5007-4C
#565E43
Boughs of Pine
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 10.3
T608
#515A4D
Capers
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 9.6
5004-2C
#54584A
Flora
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 9.3
T609
#5D583F
Urbane
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 9.7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2816
#565C4A
Rookwood Dark Green
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 10
SW 65
#4B5645
Vogue Green
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 9
SW 6440
#475842
Courtyard
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 9
SW 6167
#5E5949
Garden Gate
ΔE 7.35 · LRV 10
SW 2846
#575449
Roycroft Bronze Green
ΔE 7.8 · LRV 9

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1124-7
#576049
Grape Leaves
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 11
1128-7
#525746
Castle Stone
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 9
1127-7
#5C5F4B
Fresh Basil
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 11
1125-7
#57593F
Pinetop
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 10
1031-7
#5B5A4D
Osiris
ΔE 5.92 · LRV 10

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All green at Benjamin Moore →
AF-480
#535F4E
Boreal Forest
ΔE 2.51 · LRV
462
#565D4F
Vintage Vogue
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 12
448
#515D51
Dakota Shadow
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 12
2141-20
#5C5A47
Cabbage Patch
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 11
2142-10
#5E5A42
Mediterranean Olive
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 11

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.62
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 8
JG-72
#4E5C52
Regal Leaf
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 10
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 6 · LRV 10
JG-151
#4F5853
1905 Green
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 9
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.09
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA174
#5F5D48
Olive Court
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 11
DE6301
#4F5A51
Hidden Forest
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 10
DE6294
#555B53
Midnight Spruce
ΔE 5.92 · LRV 10
DE6308
#4C5752
Black Spruce
ΔE 7.48 · LRV 9
DE5713
#486358
Pine Haven
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 11

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All green at Backdrop →
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 19.38 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 19.38 · LRV 14
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 19.96 · LRV 7
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 22.91 · LRV 8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.52
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 298
#686A47
Bancha
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 14
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 9.9 · LRV 7
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 10.46 · LRV 13
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 11.57 · LRV 13
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 19.14 · LRV 10

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.97
All green at Clare →
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 8.97 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 14.03 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 15.08 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 15.48 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 16.06 · LRV 12

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to River Forest within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

N310-7
Classic Bronze
LRV 10
UL200-23
Fig Leaf
LRV 10
N320-7
Primitive
LRV 9
PPU11-20
Congo
LRV 11
N340-7
Kilimanjaro
LRV 9
PPU9-25
Eastern Bamboo
LRV 11

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #545C47 in HSL space. Pair River Forest with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#545C47 + #4F475C
TRIADIC
#545C47 · #47545C · #5C4754
ANALOGOUS
#5C5A47 · #545C47 · #4A5C47

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7:1 AAA
Sample text on black
3:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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