Soothing Green (BM 535)
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Soothing Green (BM 535) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.9, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soothing Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soothing Green 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 Soothing Green, 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 | Cucumber | SW 6722 | 71 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Spring Glow | MQ4-45 | 70.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Willow | 6001-5B | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aloe Vera | 1222-3 | 75 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Soothing Green (LRV 67.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Soothing Green
Darker than Soothing Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 535 |
| Hex | #D3DEBA |
| RGB | 211, 222, 186 |
| HSL | 78°, 35%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -9.9, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soothing Green (BM 535), published as #D3DEBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soothing Green (BM 535)?
- Soothing Green has an LRV of 67.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soothing Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soothing Green in another brand?
- Spring Glow (Behr MQ4-45) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Soothing Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soothing Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.