Fresh Grass (BM 426)
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Fresh Grass (BM 426) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.4, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Grass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresh Grass 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 Fresh Grass, 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 | Picnic | SW 6731 | 47 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Gleeful | P380-5 | 44.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pea Pod | 6005-8A | 48 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Hearty Hosta | 1223-5 | 45 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Fresh Grass (LRV 46.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Grass
Darker than Fresh Grass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 426 |
| Hex | #9EC479 |
| RGB | 158, 196, 121 |
| HSL | 90°, 39%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.9, -25.8, 33.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Grass (BM 426), published as #9EC479
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Grass (BM 426)?
- Fresh Grass has an LRV of 46.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Grass in another brand?
- Pea Pod (Valspar 6005-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Grass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fresh Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.6; 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.