Lily Pad (BM 480)
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Lily Pad (BM 480) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.6, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lily Pad
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lily Pad 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 Lily Pad, 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 | Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 51 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Chopped Dill | M380-4 | 51.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Monsoon | 5008-3C | 49 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Quaking Grass | 1121-4 | 54 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Lily Pad (LRV 50.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Lily Pad
Darker than Lily Pad
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 480 |
| Hex | #B9C2A2 |
| RGB | 185, 194, 162 |
| HSL | 77°, 21%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.0, -8.7, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lily Pad (BM 480), published as #B9C2A2
#A8B8A0
#CACCA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lily Pad (BM 480)?
- Lily Pad has an LRV of 50.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lily Pad is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lily Pad in another brand?
- Chopped Dill (Behr M380-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Lily Pad warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lily Pad as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.