Sweet Daphne (BM 529)
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Sweet Daphne (BM 529) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.1, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Daphne
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Daphne 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 Sweet Daphne, 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 | Dancing Green | SW 6716 | 58 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grass Cloth | 400D-5 | 46.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Herb Cornucopia | 6005-5C | 52 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jitterbug | 1118-4 | 50 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sweet Daphne (LRV 50.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Daphne
Darker than Sweet Daphne
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 529 |
| Hex | #C0C286 |
| RGB | 192, 194, 134 |
| HSL | 62°, 33%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.0, -10.1, 30.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Daphne (BM 529), published as #C0C286
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Daphne (BM 529)?
- Sweet Daphne has an LRV of 50.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Daphne is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Daphne in another brand?
- Herb Cornucopia (Valspar 6005-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Sweet Daphne warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Daphne as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.0; 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.