Herb Garden (BM 434)
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Herb Garden (BM 434) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.1, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Herb Garden
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Herb Garden 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 Herb Garden, 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 | Houseplant | SW 6727 | 14 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dill Pickle | 420D-7 | 15.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | French Olive | 6010-8 | 14 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mint Leaves | 1120-7 | 18 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Herb Garden (LRV 17.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Herb Garden
Darker than Herb Garden
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 434 |
| Hex | #627649 |
| RGB | 98, 118, 73 |
| HSL | 87°, 24%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, -15.9, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Herb Garden (BM 434), published as #627649
#536D48
#717F48
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Herb Garden (BM 434)?
- Herb Garden has an LRV of 17.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Herb Garden is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Herb Garden in another brand?
- Dill Pickle (Behr 420D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Herb Garden warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Herb Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.