Wales Green (BM 2028-50)
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Wales Green (BM 2028-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wales Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wales Green 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 Wales Green, 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 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Fresh Pear | 6007-7C | 71 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Curious | 1219-3 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Wales Green (LRV 70.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Wales Green
Darker than Wales Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2028-50 |
| Hex | #DDE5A3 |
| RGB | 221, 229, 163 |
| HSL | 67°, 56%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -13.1, 31.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wales Green (BM 2028-50), published as #DDE5A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wales Green (BM 2028-50)?
- Wales Green has an LRV of 70.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wales Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wales Green in another brand?
- Curious (PPG 1219-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Wales Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wales Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.4; 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.