Green
Benjamin Moore CW-455
- HEX
- #E8E6BE
- RGB
- 232, 230, 190
- LAB
- 90.5, -5.8, 19.8
- LRV
- ≈ 77
- Family
- Light Yellow, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 1013 Oyster White
With an LRV of about 77, Green reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Green in other brands
- Chablis Tikkurila X388 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
- Alpine Flowers Dulux UK 1977007 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Iets Bamboe Flexa Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Oh Dahling Johnstone's Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Sunny Knoll Vista K-422 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.8
- Sandalwood Oil Nippon Paint NP BGG 2593P Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light yellow
- Protanopia Reads as light yellow
- Tritanopia Reads as white
- Achromatopsia Reads as white
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns yellow
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Green warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 19.8 and a value of -5.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Tikkurila color to Green?
Chablis (X388), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Green?
≈ 77. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.