Green Balsam

With an LRV of about 39, Green Balsam is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Green Balsam in other brands

• Grass Sands Dulux Australia S23A3 Green Very close ΔE 0.6
• Washed Green Jotun 7379 Green Very close ΔE 0.6
• Young Shepherd Nippon Paint NP BGG 1766P Green Very close ΔE 1.0
• Hidden Ravine Vista K-884 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
• Frosty Sea Green Met. MyPerfectColor MP23432 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
• TVT Q537 Tikkurila Green Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Flagstaff Green Behr N400-3 Green
• Balsam Fir Behr ICC-104 Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Green Balsam warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.8 and a value of -6.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Green Balsam?

Grass Sands (S23A3), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Green Balsam?

≈ 39. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.