Pine Forest (BM 451)
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Pine Forest (BM 451) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.4, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pine Forest
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest, 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 | Easy Green | SW 6450 | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Azalea Leaf | S400-4 | 48.5 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Trellis | 5006-3C | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Coastal Crush | 1129-4 | 50 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Pine Forest (LRV 49.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Pine Forest
Darker than Pine Forest
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 451 |
| Hex | #AEC1AD |
| RGB | 174, 193, 173 |
| HSL | 117°, 14%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, -10.3, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pine Forest (BM 451), published as #AEC1AD
#9DB7AB
#C0CBAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pine Forest (BM 451)?
- Pine Forest has an LRV of 49.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pine Forest is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pine Forest in another brand?
- Easy Green (SW 6450) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Pine Forest warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pine Forest as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.