Sweet Caroline (BM 478)
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Sweet Caroline (BM 478) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.2, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Caroline
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Caroline 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 Sweet Caroline, 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 | Honeydew | SW 6428 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Avocado Whip | M360-3 | 64.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Willow | 6001-5B | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Beach Grass | 1119-3 | 70 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sweet Caroline (LRV 66.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Caroline
Darker than Sweet Caroline
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 478 |
| Hex | #D5DBB9 |
| RGB | 213, 219, 185 |
| HSL | 71°, 32%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -7.8, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Caroline (BM 478), published as #D5DBB9
#C4D1B7
#E7E5B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Caroline (BM 478)?
- Sweet Caroline has an LRV of 66.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Caroline is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Caroline in another brand?
- Prairie Willow (Valspar 6001-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Caroline warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Caroline as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.