Glade Green (BM 498)
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Glade Green (BM 498) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.5, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glade Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Glade 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 Glade 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Aloe Nectar | M350-2 | 74.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Panacea | 6002-3A | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | More Melon | 1116-2 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Glade Green (LRV 71.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Glade Green
Darker than Glade Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 498 |
| Hex | #DDE1CA |
| RGB | 221, 225, 202 |
| HSL | 70°, 28%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -5.3, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glade Green (BM 498), published as #DDE1CA
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#EFEBCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glade Green (BM 498)?
- Glade Green has an LRV of 71.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glade Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glade Green in another brand?
- Aloe Nectar (Behr M350-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glade Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Glade Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.