Sherwood Forest
What Sherwood Forest Actually Looks Like
Sherwood Forest is a very dark, rich teal-green, sitting right at the edge between green and blue-green. At full depth it reads almost as a near-black with a clear cool-green cast. In bright daylight you can see its true teal character. In dim rooms or evening light it pulls almost entirely dark, closer to a forest shadow than a color you can easily name. It is the kind of color that transforms a room rather than simply tints it.
Sherwood Forest Undertones
The hex data puts this color squarely in teal territory, with blue and green in nearly equal measure and virtually no red. That means the undertone story is straightforward: expect a cool, slightly aquatic lean. It will not surprise you with a sudden olive or gray shift the way murkier greens sometimes do. What you see in the chip is essentially what you get, just much deeper on the wall.
Where Sherwood Forest Works Best
Sherwood Forest earns its keep in spaces where you want enclosure and drama. A home library, a dining room, a primary bedroom used as a retreat, or a powder room where impact matters more than square footage. It can work on a single accent wall in a room that otherwise stays light and neutral. Because the LRV is very low, lean toward rooms that get decent natural light during the hours you use them most, or commit fully to the moody-dark-room effect with intentional warm lighting.
Where to put Sherwood Forest
A dining room is one of the best places for Sherwood Forest. You use it mostly in the evening, so the depth of the color works with candlelight and warm overhead fixtures rather than against them. Brass hardware and warm wood furniture keep the space from feeling cold.
Dark bookshelves, warm leather, and rich wood tones all hold their own against a color this saturated. Painting all four walls creates real enclosure that many people find good for focus and concentration.
Small square footage is an advantage here, not a drawback. A powder room gets used briefly, so the drama never becomes overwhelming. A large mirror and a warm-toned light fixture are enough to keep the space functional.
If you want a bedroom that feels like a retreat rather than a bright airy room, Sherwood Forest can deliver that. Keep bedding and soft furnishings in warm off-whites, creams, or natural linens so the room does not tip from cozy into oppressive.
What to Pair With Sherwood Forest
No official coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color, so the pairing advice below is grounded in how deep teal-greens behave generally.
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Colors that clash with Sherwood Forest
If adjacent rooms are painted in cool blue-grays, Sherwood Forest can make the transition feel jarring rather than intentional, because both colors compete in the cool register without enough contrast.
Chrome fixtures or cool stainless hardware can amplify the cold quality of this teal and tip the room toward clinical rather than rich.
In a room with only north-facing windows and cool-white LED bulbs, Sherwood Forest can read flat and almost black, losing its teal character entirely.
Common questions
The LRV is 7.41, which is very low. On a scale where 0 is pure black and 100 is pure white, 7.41 puts this color near the dark end. It will absorb a significant amount of light, so plan your artificial lighting accordingly and do not expect it to brighten a room.
Eggshell is the most forgiving for walls because it adds just enough sheen to give the color life without turning every wall into a mirror that shows every imperfection. Flat works well if you want maximum matte depth and your walls are in good condition. Save satin and semi-gloss for trim or cabinetry.
Deep saturated colors like this one generally need two full coats over a properly primed surface. Ask your Benjamin Moore retailer about a tinted primer to reduce the number of finish coats and get more even color payoff.
Yes. It is available in both, which makes it a solid option if you want to carry a color from an exterior door or shutter onto an interior wall or vice versa.