Calming Aloe (BM 533)
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Calming Aloe (BM 533) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 78.9, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calming Aloe
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Calming Aloe 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 Calming Aloe, 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 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Celery Ice | 410E-2 | 81.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grassy Field | 6004-5A | 85 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Plain And Simple | 1219-1 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Calming Aloe (LRV 78.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Calming Aloe
Darker than Calming Aloe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 533 |
| Hex | #E8ECD2 |
| RGB | 232, 236, 210 |
| HSL | 69°, 41%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, -5.8, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calming Aloe (BM 533), published as #E8ECD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calming Aloe (BM 533)?
- Calming Aloe has an LRV of 78.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calming Aloe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Calming Aloe in another brand?
- Plain And Simple (PPG 1219-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Calming Aloe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Calming Aloe as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.