Folk Art (BM 528)
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Folk Art (BM 528) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.6, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Folk Art
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Folk Art 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 Folk Art, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Celery Sprig | 410C-3 | 66.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Leaf Bud | 6005-5B | 67 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | True To You | 1118-3 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Folk Art (LRV 60.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Folk Art
Darker than Folk Art
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 528 |
| Hex | #D1D2A1 |
| RGB | 209, 210, 161 |
| HSL | 61°, 35%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, -8.3, 24.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Folk Art (BM 528), published as #D1D2A1
#C1C8A0
#E2DCA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Folk Art (BM 528)?
- Folk Art has an LRV of 60.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Folk Art is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Folk Art in another brand?
- True To You (PPG 1118-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Folk Art warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Folk Art as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.3; 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.