Fresh Cut Grass (BM 2026-50)
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Fresh Cut Grass (BM 2026-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.1, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Cut Grass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresh Cut Grass 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 Fresh Cut Grass, 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 | Gleeful | SW 6709 | 66 | 5.7 | clearly different |
| Behr | Honeydew | 410A-3 | 74 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lime Mousse | 6008-9B | 74 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lemon Pepper | 1216-4 | 80 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Fresh Cut Grass (LRV 76.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Cut Grass
Darker than Fresh Cut Grass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2026-50 |
| Hex | #E7EFA0 |
| RGB | 231, 239, 160 |
| HSL | 66°, 71%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -14.7, 37.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Cut Grass (BM 2026-50), published as #E7EFA0
#D7E49F
#F8FA9F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Cut Grass (BM 2026-50)?
- Fresh Cut Grass has an LRV of 76.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Cut Grass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Cut Grass in another brand?
- Honeydew (Behr 410A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Fresh Cut Grass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fresh Cut Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.4; 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.