Burwell Green
What Burwell Green Actually Looks Like
Burwell Green reads more khaki than green at first glance. It sits in that quiet middle ground between a warm tan and a softened olive, the kind of color that doesn't announce itself but changes the feel of a room immediately. In strong natural light it leans toward a sun-bleached straw gold. Pull back the light and it settles into something closer to a dry sage. The green is always there, but it is restrained, historical-feeling, and thoroughly grounded.
Burwell Green Undertones
The dominant pull is warm and yellow-adjacent, which is what gives it the khaki quality. There is a green undertone underneath, but it is low-saturation and reads more as a tint than a true hue. In rooms with a lot of warm wood tones or amber light, the yellow side comes forward. In cooler or shadowed spaces, the green becomes more visible. It does not have a strong blue or gray lean.
Where Burwell Green Works Best
Burwell Green is a Benjamin Moore Williamsburg collection color, which means it is designed to evoke 18th-century American interiors. It suits spaces where you want a historically grounded, earthy palette without going dark or moody. It works well in studies, dining rooms, entry halls, and exterior trim or siding where a muted, period-appropriate green-tan reads with quiet authority. It is also a reasonable candidate for a bedroom if you want warmth without brightness.
Where to put Burwell Green
A study benefits from Burwell Green's warm, grounded quality. It does not compete with bookshelves or dark wood furniture. The khaki-green tone feels appropriately serious without being cold, and in a room with table lamps rather than overhead light, it takes on a comfortable, worn-in character.
In a dining room with candlelight or warm pendant fixtures, Burwell Green gets richer and more golden. It is the kind of color that makes a dining room feel like it has always been there. Pair it with a dark wood table and linen or ochre textiles to keep the warmth cohesive.
An entry hall in Burwell Green makes a grounded first impression, especially in an older home with trim details. In a narrow hall with limited natural light, expect the green quality to quiet down and the warm tan to lead. Use a crisp but creamy white on trim to keep the space from feeling too closed in.
Because this is a Williamsburg collection color, it translates naturally to exterior use on historically styled homes. As a body color or trim on a colonial or craftsman-style house, it reads as an honest, period-correct choice. It will look different in full sun versus shade, so sample it on the actual facade before committing.
What to Pair With Burwell Green
No Benjamin Moore coordinating colors are listed for this color in our current database. As a warm khaki-green, it pairs naturally with off-whites that lean cream rather than stark white, with deep warm browns, aged brass hardware, and natural wood finishes in walnut or cherry tones.
Colors that clash with Burwell Green
Burwell Green's warm yellow-green base can feel at odds with cool gray or blue-gray spaces in adjacent rooms. The transition reads muddy rather than intentional.
A very cold, bright white trim next to Burwell Green emphasizes any yellow in the color and can make the wall tone look a little dingy by comparison.
Yellow-green undertones and purple sit roughly opposite on the color wheel, and the combination here tends to feel discordant rather than dynamic because neither color is saturated enough to carry it.
Common questions
The precise LRV is 46.94, which lands it solidly in mid-tone territory. It reflects roughly half the light in a room, so it will read noticeably deeper than a typical wall color in low light but will not darken a space the way a true deep color would in bright conditions.
Yes. Like most Benjamin Moore colors, it is available in multiple finishes. For walls, a matte or eggshell finish will keep the historical, flat quality of the color intact. A satin or semi-gloss on trim or exterior surfaces adds durability without changing the hue significantly, though any sheen will make the color appear slightly lighter and more reflective.
It is genuinely both, which is what makes it interesting and occasionally surprising on the wall. The hex value and RGB readings confirm a warm, low-saturation color where yellow and green are nearly balanced. Most people read it as khaki or tan from a distance and notice the green only when comparing it directly to a neutral.
The Benjamin Moore code is CW-445 and the hex is #C1B88C. These details, along with the RGB breakdown, render in the spec panel on this page.