Forest Floor (BM 1498)
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Forest Floor (BM 1498) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.6, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forest Floor
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Forest Floor by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Forest Floor, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rosemary | SW 6187 | 14 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Amazon Foliage | BXC-06 | 12.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Flora | 5004-2C | 12 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Winning Ticket | 1127-6 | 13 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Forest Floor (LRV 13.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Forest Floor
Darker than Forest Floor
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1498 |
| Hex | #626451 |
| RGB | 98, 100, 81 |
| HSL | 66°, 10%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.7, -4.4, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forest Floor (BM 1498), published as #626451
#535B50
#716D51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forest Floor (BM 1498)?
- Forest Floor has an LRV of 13.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forest Floor is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Forest Floor in another brand?
- Winning Ticket (PPG 1127-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forest Floor warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Forest Floor as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.