Spring Valley (BM 438)
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Spring Valley (BM 438) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.7, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Valley
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley, 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 | Valleyview | SW 9673 | 58 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Growing Season | M380-3 | 58.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Wedding Mint | 5006-3B | 55 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Quaking Grass | 1121-4 | 54 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Valley (LRV 55.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Valley
Darker than Spring Valley
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 438 |
| Hex | #C0CBB1 |
| RGB | 192, 203, 177 |
| HSL | 85°, 20%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, -8.4, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Valley (BM 438), published as #C0CBB1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Valley (BM 438)?
- Spring Valley has an LRV of 55.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Valley is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Valley in another brand?
- Growing Season (Behr M380-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Spring Valley warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Valley as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.