Geddy Verdigris
What Geddy Verdigris Actually Looks Like
Geddy Verdigris is a rich, medium-deep teal that sits squarely between blue and green. It reads as a confident, somewhat historical color, the kind you associate with aged copper or weathered patina. In bright daylight it shows its true teal character clearly. Pull it into a darker room or let evening light take over and it deepens considerably, leaning toward a moody forest tone.
Geddy Verdigris Undertones
The color carries both blue and green in roughly equal measure, which means it does not strongly favor one direction the way a true blue-green would. There is no meaningful gray or brown in it. It is saturated and relatively warm for a teal, so rooms with warm wood tones will feel more cohesive with it than rooms furnished heavily in cool grays.
Where Geddy Verdigris Works Best
Because the LRV sits in the low twenties, this is not a color for small, windowless spaces unless you specifically want a cocooning effect. It works well on a single accent wall, on cabinetry, on an exterior door, or in a room with generous natural light where the saturation reads as vibrant rather than heavy. Larger rooms carry it on all four walls without feeling closed in. It also reads well outdoors on shutters or trim against a light body color.
Where to put Geddy Verdigris
On all four walls of a living room with good natural light, this color is grounding and energetic at once. Use warm-toned textiles and wood furniture to keep it from reading cold.
On lower cabinets paired with a lighter upper cabinet color, it gives a kitchen a collected, layered look without overwhelming the space. Brass hardware suits it well.
Against a soft white or pale gray exterior, this color makes a front door or shutters feel intentional and grounded rather than trendy.
Dining rooms tolerate deeper, more saturated colors better than most spaces, and Geddy Verdigris delivers that enveloping quality that makes evening meals feel more considered.
What to Pair With Geddy Verdigris
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color at this time. In general, Geddy Verdigris pairs well with warm off-whites, natural brass or aged bronze hardware, warm wood tones, and deep navy accents.
Colors that clash with Geddy Verdigris
Pairing this teal with cool blue-grays or stark cool whites can make the room feel disconnected and cold, since the color needs some warmth around it to feel resolved.
With an LRV in the low twenties, this color will read quite dark in rooms that receive little direct sunlight, and the teal character can shift toward a heavier, less distinct tone.
Common questions
The LRV is 22.1, which places it firmly in the medium-dark range. Colors below 25 absorb more light than they reflect, so the room will feel noticeably smaller and more enveloping. That is a feature in a dining room or on cabinetry, but plan carefully in a room that already lacks light.
Yes. The CW prefix in the code indicates it is part of the Benjamin Moore Colonial Williamsburg collection, a palette of historically inspired colors developed in partnership with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
The color is available in Benjamin Moore exterior formulations. It is a strong choice for a front door, shutters, or trim, particularly against a light body color. Ask your Benjamin Moore retailer to confirm the right exterior product line for your surface.
The hex code is #2E8B7E. Your paint retailer will use the RGB and LRV data to mix the color accurately, so the hex is mainly useful for digital mockups and mood boards.