Spring Meadow (BM 486)
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Spring Meadow (BM 486) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.9, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Meadow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Meadow 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 Spring Meadow, 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 | Baize Green | SW 6429 | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Meadow Glen | ECC-12-2 | 61.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | True Bliss | 6004-5B | 65 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sage Splendor | 1115-4 | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Meadow (LRV 56.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Meadow
Darker than Spring Meadow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 486 |
| Hex | #C7CDAD |
| RGB | 199, 205, 173 |
| HSL | 71°, 24%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, -7.6, 15.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Meadow (BM 486), published as #C7CDAD
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#D8D7AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Meadow (BM 486)?
- Spring Meadow has an LRV of 56.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Meadow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Meadow in another brand?
- Meadow Glen (Behr ECC-12-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Spring Meadow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Meadow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.3; 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.