Sour Apple (BM 401)
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Sour Apple (BM 401) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.8, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sour Apple
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sour Apple 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 Sour Apple, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grasshopper | 6007-7B | 81 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Awareness | 1117-2 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sour Apple (LRV 75.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Sour Apple
Darker than Sour Apple
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 401 |
| Hex | #E2ECB4 |
| RGB | 226, 236, 180 |
| HSL | 71°, 60%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -12.4, 26.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sour Apple (BM 401), published as #E2ECB4
#D1E1B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sour Apple (BM 401)?
- Sour Apple has an LRV of 75.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sour Apple is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sour Apple in another brand?
- Awareness (PPG 1117-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sour Apple warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sour Apple as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.1; 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.