Chameleon (BM 526)
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Chameleon (BM 526) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.4, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chameleon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chameleon 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 Chameleon, 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 | Honeydew | SW 6428 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Celery | PPU9-16 | 79.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Ice | 6008-7A | 81 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Forgive Quickly | 1116-3 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Chameleon (LRV 71.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Chameleon
Darker than Chameleon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 526 |
| Hex | #E0E2BE |
| RGB | 224, 226, 190 |
| HSL | 63°, 38%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -6.7, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chameleon (BM 526), published as #E0E2BE
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#F2ECBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chameleon (BM 526)?
- Chameleon has an LRV of 71.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chameleon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chameleon in another brand?
- Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chameleon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chameleon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; 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.