Seedling

With an LRV of about 44, Seedling 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. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Seedling in other brands

• Haven Sherwin-Williams 6437 Green Very close ΔE 1.6
• Rolling Glen Valspar 5007-5C Green Very close ΔE 1.7
• Green Glass Hallman Lindsay 751 Green Very close ΔE 1.8
• Lake Placid Asian Paints 7679 Green Very close ΔE 1.8
• Big Splash Nerolac 4351 Green Very close ΔE 1.9
• Green Glass Vista C-750 Green Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Landscape Benjamin Moore 430 Light Green
• Kennebunkport Benjamin Moore HC-123 Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as yellow
• 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 Seedling warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.2 and a value of -13.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Seedling?

Haven (6437), at ΔE 1.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Seedling?

≈ 44. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.