Maidenhair Fern (BM 500)
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Maidenhair Fern (BM 500) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.6, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maidenhair Fern
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Maidenhair Fern 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 Maidenhair Fern, 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 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Meadow Glen | ECC-12-2 | 61.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Paris Mint | 6002-3B | 60 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pickling Spice | 1122-3 | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Maidenhair Fern (LRV 58.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Maidenhair Fern
Darker than Maidenhair Fern
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 500 |
| Hex | #CCCFAE |
| RGB | 204, 207, 174 |
| HSL | 65°, 26%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -6.6, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maidenhair Fern (BM 500), published as #CCCFAE
#BBC5AC
#DDD9AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maidenhair Fern (BM 500)?
- Maidenhair Fern has an LRV of 58.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maidenhair Fern is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Maidenhair Fern in another brand?
- Meadow Glen (Behr ECC-12-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Maidenhair Fern warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Maidenhair Fern as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.