North Shore Green (BM 456)
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North Shore Green (BM 456) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.6, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with North Shore Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for North Shore 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 North Shore 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 | Fleeting Green | SW 6455 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lime Light | 700E-2 | 71 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blowing Bubbles | 5004-5A | 78 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Secret Crush | 1135-3 | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to North Shore Green (LRV 70.6) by LRV.
Lighter than North Shore Green
Darker than North Shore Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 456 |
| Hex | #D5E0D5 |
| RGB | 213, 224, 213 |
| HSL | 120°, 15%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.1, -5.7, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
North Shore Green (BM 456), published as #D5E0D5
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#E7EAD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of North Shore Green (BM 456)?
- North Shore Green has an LRV of 70.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so North Shore Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to North Shore Green in another brand?
- Lime Light (Behr 700E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is North Shore Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists North Shore Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.