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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2141-40

Benjamin Moore Creekside Green#9A9885 · LRV 31

Creekside Green reads as a yellow / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2141-40 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE CREEKSIDE GREEN
RGB 154, 152, 133 LRV 31

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Creekside Green
SKU 2141-40
Hex #9A9885
RGB 154, 152, 133
HSL 54°, 9%, 56%
LRV 31
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Creekside Green

Creekside Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 31, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its yellow 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Creekside Green is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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
Orestes
SKU 0379 · #9F9B84 · LRV 32
ΔE 1.9 (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 gray from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All gray at Behr →
MQ6-26
#9B9886
Milk Thistle
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 31
PPU8-20
#9D9787
Dusty Olive
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 31
BNC-24
#989C83
Shadow Taupe
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 32
HDC-CT-20
#9E9588
Greywood
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 31
PPU7-23
#A09483
Rolling Pebble
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 30

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7748
#9A9883
Green Earth
ΔE 0.77 · LRV 31
SW 9127
#9E9985
At Ease Soldier
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 32
SW 9126
#9D9887
Honed Soapstone
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 31
SW 9128
#989A82
Green Onyx
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 31
SW 9130
#95978A
Evergreen Fog
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 30

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6271
#969783
Elemental Green
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 30
DE6243
#9C9680
Union Springs
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 30
DE6229
#9C9584
Calico Rock
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 30
DE6257
#9C9C82
Battle Harbor
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 32
DE6222
#9F947D
Weather Board
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 30

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1032-4
#979381
Sylvan
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 29
1031-4
#939581
Restoration
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 29
1128-5
#939A89
Green Tea Leaf
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 31
1008-4
#A1988B
Gray By Me
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 32
1023-5
#9F9484
Stone Gray
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 30

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-57
#979A82
Garden Essential
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 31
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 33
JG-52
#9C9878
Countryside
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 31
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 6.82 · LRV 34
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 29

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All gray at Valspar →
5007-2A
#97978C
Gray Expose
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 30.6
5003-1C
#969D8F
Spring Spirits
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 32.8
6004-2A
#9E978C
Aspen Gray
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 31.3
5006-4A
#929D86
Irish Paddock
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 32.1
6005-2A
#9E9386
Coastal Villa
ΔE 6.22 · LRV 29.9

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 19
#A1A189
Lichen
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 35
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 35
NO. 79
#899081
Card Room Green
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 27
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 7.8 · LRV 30
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 10.6 · LRV 32

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.69
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 35
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 33
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.95
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 35
PNT100-MD-58
#8EA992
OMGreen
ΔE 11.57 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 12.28 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 15.66 · LRV 34

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

HC-107
Gettysburg Gray
LRV null
1496
Raintree Green
LRV 32
HC-175
Briarwood
LRV 32
1537
River Gorge Gray
LRV null
CW-60
Cole Stone
LRV 33
1559
Arctic Shadows
LRV 32

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9A9885 in HSL space. Pair Creekside Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9A9885 + #85879A
TRIADIC
#9A9885 · #859A98 · #98859A
ANALOGOUS
#9A8E85 · #9A9885 · #929A85

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.92:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.2:1 AAA

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

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