Soft Fern (BM 2144-40)
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Soft Fern (BM 2144-40) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.7, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Fern
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Fern 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 Soft Fern, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Chilled Cucumber | BIC-13 | 59.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Frost | 6001-3B | 58 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Only Olive | 1123-4 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Soft Fern (LRV 56.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Fern
Darker than Soft Fern
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2144-40 |
| Hex | #C8CAB2 |
| RGB | 200, 202, 178 |
| HSL | 65°, 18%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -4.9, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Fern (BM 2144-40), published as #C8CAB2
#B7C0B0
#D9D4B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Fern (BM 2144-40)?
- Soft Fern has an LRV of 56.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Fern is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Fern in another brand?
- Mint Frost (Valspar 6001-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Fern warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Fern as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.