Dried Parsley (BM 522)
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Dried Parsley (BM 522) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.5, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Parsley
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dried Parsley by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Dried Parsley, 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 | Shagreen | SW 6422 | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Crisp Celery | ICC-58 | 58.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Parlour Sage | 6006-5B | 55 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Canary Grass | 1114-3 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Dried Parsley (LRV 55.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Parsley
Darker than Dried Parsley
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 522 |
| Hex | #CBC8A3 |
| RGB | 203, 200, 163 |
| HSL | 56°, 28%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.0, -5.1, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Parsley (BM 522), published as #CBC8A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Parsley (BM 522)?
- Dried Parsley has an LRV of 55.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Parsley is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Parsley in another brand?
- Parlour Sage (Valspar 6006-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Dried Parsley warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dried Parsley as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.