Chartreuse (BM 2024-10)
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Chartreuse (BM 2024-10) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.5, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chartreuse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chartreuse by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Chartreuse, 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 | Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 47 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Green Neon | P340-6 | 39.2 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lime Passion | 6008-10C | 51 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grass Daisy | 1215-6 | 44 | 5.0 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Chartreuse (LRV 41.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Chartreuse
Darker than Chartreuse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2024-10 |
| Hex | #C1B400 |
| RGB | 193, 180, 0 |
| HSL | 56°, 100%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.2, -10.9, 74.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chartreuse (BM 2024-10), published as #C1B400
#B3AA0C
#D0BE00
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chartreuse (BM 2024-10)?
- Chartreuse has an LRV of 41.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chartreuse is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Chartreuse in another brand?
- Humorous Green (SW 6918) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Chartreuse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chartreuse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 74.1; 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.