Willow Springs Green (BM 418)
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Willow Springs Green (BM 418) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.5, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Willow Springs Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs 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 | Electric Lime | SW 6921 | 42 | 9.4 | clearly different |
| Behr | Tart Apple | 420B-4 | 57.5 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spring Lime | 6006-10B | 51 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Be Spontaneous | 1221-6 | 52 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Willow Springs Green (LRV 55.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Willow Springs Green
Darker than Willow Springs Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 418 |
| Hex | #AAD76A |
| RGB | 170, 215, 106 |
| HSL | 85°, 58%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, -32.2, 48.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Willow Springs Green (BM 418), published as #AAD76A
#9ACC6A
#BAE268
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Willow Springs Green (BM 418)?
- Willow Springs Green has an LRV of 55.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Willow Springs Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Willow Springs Green in another brand?
- Be Spontaneous (PPG 1221-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 3.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Willow Springs Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Willow Springs Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.6; 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.