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Georgian Green HC-115 (Benjamin Moore): #B9B790, LRV 45.15

Georgian Green (HC-115) from Benjamin Moore is #B9B790 with an LRV of 45.15. It measures as a cool-leaning green, not a neutral, and black text on it reaches 10.23:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreGeorgian GreenHC-115

Hex: #B9B790
RGB: 185, 183, 144
LRV: 45.15
Undertone: Green, cool-leaning

LRV 45.15. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A clear green color (OKLCH hue 105°, chroma 0.053), not a neutral.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Carrington BeigeHC-93
Hampshire GrayHC-101
Swiss CoffeeOC-45
Mountain Ridge1456

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchGeorgian Greenlight, soft yellow

HEX: #B9B790
RGB: rgb(185, 183, 144)
HSL: hsl(57, 23%, 65%)

Best text on it: black at 10.23:1

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Every code for Georgian Green

HEX#B9B790
RGBrgb(185, 183, 144)
HSLhsl(57, 23%, 65%)
HSV57°, 22%, 73%
CMYK0%, 1%, 22%, 27%
Lablab(73.8% -4 20.2)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.053 105.1)
Decimal12171152

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Georgian Green in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F8F8F4
80%#F1F1E9
70%#EAE9DE
60%#E3E2D3
50%#DCDBC8
40%#D5D4BC
30%#CECDB1
20%#C7C5A6
10%#C0BE9B
Base#B9B790
10%#A7A582
20%#949273
30%#828065
40%#6F6E56
50%#5D5C48
60%#4A493A
70%#38372B
80%#25251D
90%#13120E

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#B3B28E
20%#AEAC8D
30%#A8A78B
40%#A2A18A
50%#9D9C88
60%#979686
70%#919185
80%#8B8B83
90%#868682

Matching colors

Complementary

#B9B790
#9092B9

Analogous

#B9A390
#B9B790
#A6B990

Triadic

#B9B790
#90B9B7
#B790B9

Split complementary

#B9B790
#90A6B9
#A290B9

Tetradic (square)

#B9B790
#90B9A3
#9092B9
#B990A7

Monochromatic

#6C6A44
#9B9862
#B9B790
#D7D5BF
#F4F4EE

Georgian Green in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Georgian Green with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Georgian Green
Triad #90B9B7
Triad #B790B9
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Georgian Green in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; georgian green carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Georgian Green

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#B9B790
Protanopia (no red cones)#BEB48E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#BFB691
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#BFB2AC

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.05:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	10.23:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.05:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	10.23:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.79:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --georgian-green: #b9b790;
  --georgian-green-rgb: 185 183 144;
  --georgian-green-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Georgian Green is Benjamin Moore HC-115. Its hex value is #B9B790 and its RGB is 185, 183, 144. Red and green are nearly equal while blue trails by about 40, and that single gap explains the muted, grassy-yellow character.

Values in detail

HSL is hsl(57, 23%, 65%) and OKLCH is oklch(77.1% 0.053 105.1). Chroma of 0.053 is well above the neutral range, so the file labels it a clear green, cool-leaning, and not a neutral. The hue near 105 degrees sits between yellow and green, which is why it can swing toward olive or toward sage depending on what is next to it. The LRV is 45.15, in the mid-tone band, so it looks like a real color on the wall and does its best work where daylight is plentiful.

The coordinating set

Benjamin Moore lists four partners for HC-115. Swiss Coffee (OC-45) has a page here and measures #EEECE1. Carrington Beige (HC-93), Hampshire Gray (HC-101) and Mountain Ridge (1456) do not, so they come by name and code. Swiss Coffee is the one to try for trim, since it is light enough to give a clear edge.

Worked example

Think about a sunroom with a south-facing wall of glass, wicker furniture and a tile floor. A mid-tone like Georgian Green at LRV 45.15 can handle all that sun without bleaching out, and its yellow-green leaning blends with the plants you are likely to have in there. Paint the walls and leave the window frames in Swiss Coffee. In the afternoon the green will look lighter and more yellow, while in the early morning it may lean grayer. Tape a large sample to the wall beside the glass before ordering paint, and look at it at the same hour on two different days, since cloud cover changes how green it reads. Do the same next to any wood trim or rattan, because the neighbors change how the green behaves.

If the color is used as a panel or a banner, black text is 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1, so black is the right call.

Distances to other colors

The closest same-brand colors are still far off. October Mist (1495) is ΔE 6.5, Camouflage (2143-40) is 6.9 and Gray Mirage (2142-50) is 7.6. Each is over 5 and clearly different.

Across brands, Sherwin-Williams Clary Sage (SW 6178) is 6.0, Wool Skein (SW 6148) is 10.1, Oyster Bay (SW 6206) is 10.3 and Mindful Gray (SW 7016) is 10.3. No entry is under 5, so the data offers no easy cross-brand swap for this color.