Dartsmouth Green
What Dartsmouth Green Actually Looks Like
Dartsmouth Green is a deep forest green with a clear blue lean. On a chip it looks like a straightforward medium-dark green, but once it goes on the wall the color closes in and reads considerably darker. It has real depth without being heavy-handed, landing somewhere between a classic bottle green and a muted teal depending on what the light is doing at any given moment.
Dartsmouth Green Undertones
The blue undertone is the dominant story here. In north-facing rooms or under overcast sky, that blue pushes forward and the color can feel almost like a cool blue-green. Flip to a south-facing room with plenty of warm afternoon sun and a subtler amber warmth surfaces, softening the whole read. Under artificial light or in the evening, it shifts toward a deeper, cooler blue-green. Morning natural light tends to pull out a gray quality you won't see on the chip at all. The color is genuinely responsive to its environment, so sampling on multiple walls across a full day is not optional, it is essential.
Where Dartsmouth Green Works Best
Dartsmouth Green earns its place anywhere you want a rich, grounded color with staying power. It is well-suited to cabinets, front doors, shutters, and exterior siding. On an interior accent wall it creates a focused backdrop without the flatness of a simple dark neutral. Because it reads darker than the chip suggests, use it intentionally in rooms where depth is an asset rather than a problem. Interiors with warm wood floors or furniture are a natural fit, since the wood warmth balances the color's cool blue tendencies. Pair it with crisp white or cream trim and the contrast does the heavy lifting.
Where to put Dartsmouth Green
On cabinetry, Dartsmouth Green delivers the kind of depth that photographs well and holds up in daily use. Keep the upper cabinets or walls light and pair the color with crisp white or cream trim to keep the kitchen from feeling closed in. Warm wood open shelving or a butcher block counter will counteract the blue-cool lean nicely.
A north-facing home office will lean cooler and more blue with this color, which can actually aid focus. If the room gets warm afternoon light from the south, the color settles into something more grounded and green. Either way, the depth works well for a room you want to feel deliberate and contained.
Outside, Dartsmouth Green darkens noticeably in shade and brightens in direct sun, so the house will look different at noon versus late afternoon. That responsiveness is a feature, not a flaw, but do look at the color on a large painted sample board outdoors at different times before committing. White trim sharpens the contrast; a warm cream trim softens it.
In a dining room lit primarily by candlelight or warm tungsten bulbs in the evening, the color pushes into a deeper blue-green that feels atmospheric and grounded. If you want the room to feel more green than blue, choose warm-toned lighting deliberately and keep wood furniture or flooring in the space.
What to Pair With Dartsmouth Green
No coordinating colors are specified in the database for Dartsmouth Green 691, so work from principle. The color's blue-green depth plays well against warm whites, creamy off-whites, and natural wood tones. Brass and unlacquered bronze hardware read especially well against it.
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Colors that clash with Dartsmouth Green
In rooms adjacent to cool blue-gray walls, Dartsmouth Green's blue undertone amplifies and the whole scheme can feel cold and one-note, especially in rooms with limited natural light.
A stark, blue-white trim will compete with the color's own blue lean and flatten the contrast that makes this pairing work.
Because this color reads considerably darker on the wall than on the chip, a small room with no natural light can feel noticeably compressed and cave-like.
Common questions
The LRV is 25.95, which puts it solidly in dark territory. Anything below 25 is generally considered very dark, so this sits just above that threshold, but it still absorbs a significant amount of light. Expect it to make rooms feel smaller and more enveloping, which is a plus in the right context and a drawback in rooms that already feel tight.
Yes, noticeably. In north-facing rooms with cool indirect light, the blue undertone dominates and the color can read more like a blue-green than a traditional forest green. In south-facing rooms with warm afternoon sun, a subtle amber warmth comes forward and the color settles into a more classically green read. Sample it in your actual room across a full day before deciding.
For cabinets, a semi-gloss or satin finish holds up to cleaning and gives the color a bit of reflectivity that helps it read a touch lighter. On walls, an eggshell finish keeps the depth without the glare. Avoid flat finishes on cabinets since they show wear quickly with a color this saturated.
Yes, Dartsmouth Green 691 is available in both Benjamin Moore interior and exterior lines, which makes it straightforward to carry from an interior cabinet or accent wall all the way to a front door or shutters in one cohesive color story.