Harbor Town (BM 493)
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Harbor Town (BM 493) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.5, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Harbor Town
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Harbor Town 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 Harbor Town, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Chilled Cucumber | BIC-13 | 59.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Paris Mint | 6002-3B | 60 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pickling Spice | 1122-3 | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Harbor Town (LRV 56.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Harbor Town
Darker than Harbor Town
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 493 |
| Hex | #CBCBAD |
| RGB | 203, 203, 173 |
| HSL | 60°, 22%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -5.1, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harbor Town (BM 493), published as #CBCBAD
#BAC1AB
#DCD5AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harbor Town (BM 493)?
- Harbor Town has an LRV of 56.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harbor Town is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Harbor Town in another brand?
- Chilled Cucumber (Behr BIC-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Harbor Town warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Harbor Town as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.