Spring Bud (BM 520)
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Spring Bud (BM 520) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Bud
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Bud 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 Spring Bud, 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 | Sprout | SW 6427 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aloe Nectar | M350-2 | 74.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Panacea | 6002-3A | 72 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Slow Dance | 1115-3 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Bud (LRV 73.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Bud
Darker than Spring Bud
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 520 |
| Hex | #E1E2CB |
| RGB | 225, 226, 203 |
| HSL | 63°, 28%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -4.3, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Bud (BM 520), published as #E1E2CB
#D0D8C9
#F3ECCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Bud (BM 520)?
- Spring Bud has an LRV of 73.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Bud is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Bud in another brand?
- Sprout (SW 6427) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Bud warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Bud as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.