Herb Bouquet (BM 460)
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Herb Bouquet (BM 460) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35.4, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Herb Bouquet
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Herb Bouquet 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 Bouquet, 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 | Coastal Plain | SW 6192 | 37 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Forest Path | N400-4 | 33.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Irish Paddock | 5006-4A | 35 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Farm Fresh | 1129-5 | 31 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Herb Bouquet (LRV 35.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Herb Bouquet
Darker than Herb Bouquet
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 460 |
| Hex | #97A493 |
| RGB | 151, 164, 147 |
| HSL | 106°, 9%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.9, -7.9, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Herb Bouquet (BM 460), published as #97A493
#869A91
#A8AE93
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Herb Bouquet (BM 460)?
- Herb Bouquet has an LRV of 35.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Herb Bouquet is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Herb Bouquet in another brand?
- Forest Path (Behr N400-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Herb Bouquet warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Herb Bouquet as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.