Celtic Folklore (BM 411)
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Celtic Folklore (BM 411) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.6, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celtic Folklore
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Celtic Folklore 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 Celtic Folklore, 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 | Dancing Green | SW 6716 | 58 | 6.4 | clearly different |
| Behr | Key Lime | 420A-3 | 67.4 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Afternoon Delight | 6006-10A | 63 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Clean N Crisp | 1220-5 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Celtic Folklore (LRV 66.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Celtic Folklore
Darker than Celtic Folklore
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 411 |
| Hex | #CAE392 |
| RGB | 202, 227, 146 |
| HSL | 79°, 59%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -21.4, 36.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celtic Folklore (BM 411), published as #CAE392
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celtic Folklore (BM 411)?
- Celtic Folklore has an LRV of 66.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celtic Folklore is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Celtic Folklore in another brand?
- Clean N Crisp (PPG 1220-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Celtic Folklore warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Celtic Folklore as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.9; 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.