Garden Path (BM 466)
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Garden Path (BM 466) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.4, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Path
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Garden Path 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 Garden Path, 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 | Forever Green | SW 9653 | 44 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Laurel Mist | 430E-3 | 44.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Favourite Jade | 5004-3C | 41 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gargoyle | 1127-4 | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Garden Path (LRV 43.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Path
Darker than Garden Path
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 466 |
| Hex | #A7B4A2 |
| RGB | 167, 180, 162 |
| HSL | 103°, 11%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, -7.9, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Path (BM 466), published as #A7B4A2
#96AAA0
#B8BEA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Path (BM 466)?
- Garden Path has an LRV of 43.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Path is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Path in another brand?
- Favourite Jade (Valspar 5004-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Garden Path warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Garden Path as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.