Hillside Green (BM 495)
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Hillside Green (BM 495) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 33.8, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hillside Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hillside Green 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 Hillside Green, 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 | Glade Green | SW 9669 | 36 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Bermuda Grass | MQ6-57 | 33.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Brisk Olive | 6002-4A | 36 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dill | 1122-5 | 34 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Hillside Green (LRV 33.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Hillside Green
Darker than Hillside Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 495 |
| Hex | #A2A175 |
| RGB | 162, 161, 117 |
| HSL | 59°, 19%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.3, -6.9, 23.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hillside Green (BM 495), published as #A2A175
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hillside Green (BM 495)?
- Hillside Green has an LRV of 33.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hillside Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hillside Green in another brand?
- Brisk Olive (Valspar 6002-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Hillside Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hillside Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.1; 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.