Sweet Spring (BM 1500)
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Sweet Spring (BM 1500) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.4, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Spring
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Spring 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 Sweet Spring, 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 | Liveable Green | SW 6176 | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Sawgrass | N350-2 | 62 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Bay Sands | 5008-1B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Static | 14-11 | 65 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sweet Spring (LRV 63.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Spring
Darker than Sweet Spring
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1500 |
| Hex | #D4D3C3 |
| RGB | 212, 211, 195 |
| HSL | 56°, 17%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.2, -2.4, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Spring (BM 1500), published as #D4D3C3
#C3C9C1
#E6DDC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Spring (BM 1500)?
- Sweet Spring has an LRV of 63.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Spring is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Spring in another brand?
- Static (PPG 14-11) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Spring warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Spring as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.