Green Tea
236 · #A28D66 · LRV 28 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Roycroft Brass15
- 2Anonymous20
- 3Green Tea28
- 4Light French Gray53
- 5Accessible Beige58
What Color Is Green Tea, Really?
Green Tea reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 236 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Tea
Green Tea is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Green Tea
Green Tea sits in the mid-range at LRV 28, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange 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.
Most complaints about Green Tea are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 236 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rattan PalmSW 9533 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 28 | Color page → |
| Behr | Garden Salt GreenS320-6 · Behr | 0.9 | 27 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Caraway Shield6008-4B · Valspar | 0.6 | 27.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Willow TreePPG1112-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Khaki Moss30YY 27/226 · Glidden | 0.6 | 27 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Bronze Yellow321-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 28 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Green Tea within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A28D66 in HSL space. Pair Green Tea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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