Icy Morn (BM 457)
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Icy Morn (BM 457) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.8, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icy Morn
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Icy Morn 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 Icy Morn, 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 | Wavecrest | SW 9672 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Aspen Mist | ICC-48 | 66.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mellow Spring | 5007-3B | 63 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Falling Star | 1129-2 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Icy Morn (LRV 65.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy Morn
Darker than Icy Morn
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 457 |
| Hex | #CED9CC |
| RGB | 206, 217, 204 |
| HSL | 111°, 15%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.6, -6.1, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy Morn (BM 457), published as #CED9CC
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#E0E3CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy Morn (BM 457)?
- Icy Morn has an LRV of 65.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy Morn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icy Morn in another brand?
- Falling Star (PPG 1129-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icy Morn warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Icy Morn as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.