Grasslands (BM 502)
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Grasslands (BM 502) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.8, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grasslands
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grasslands 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 Grasslands, 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 | Great Green | SW 6430 | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Grass | M350-4 | 44.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Backwoods | 6004-3C | 42 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sparrow Song | 11-13 | 42 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Grasslands (LRV 41.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Grasslands
Darker than Grasslands
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 502 |
| Hex | #AFB288 |
| RGB | 175, 178, 136 |
| HSL | 64°, 21%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.4, -8.1, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grasslands (BM 502), published as #AFB288
#9FA887
#BFBC87
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grasslands (BM 502)?
- Grasslands has an LRV of 41.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grasslands is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grasslands in another brand?
- Sweet Grass (Behr M350-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Grasslands warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grasslands as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.