Benjamin Moore  Color Preview® Collection  Greens

G.I. Green

A deep olive. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

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2149-20LRV 23Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree: Color Preview, fourth column from the left, bottom band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 23 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on interior walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.

Master Color Index

Code
2149-20
Collection
Color Preview® Collection
Family
Greens
LRV (official)
23
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 2149-20 publishes in the Color Preview® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Front doors and exterior accents (seldom approved as an HOA body color)
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in G.I. Green
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in G.I. Green
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in G.I. Green
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in G.I. Green
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in G.I. Green
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in G.I. Green
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 2149-20. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in G.I. Green.

Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Olive Moss2147-20LRV 26Three points lighter and warmer. Also in Greens.
  • Ponderosa Pine531LRV 31Eight points lighter and cooler. Also in Greens.
  • Foot Hills2148-10LRV 19Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • Shady Lane497LRV 18Five points darker and cooler. Also in Greens.
  • Newt Green2149-10LRV 20The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Three points darker at about the same warmth.

More near G.I. Green

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how G.I. Green compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 2149-20 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.