Shades of Spring (BM 537)
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Shades of Spring (BM 537) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.2, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shades of Spring
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Shades of Spring 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 Shades of Spring, 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 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Marsh Fern | 420D-4 | 54.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Everglade Glen | 6003-6A | 52 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jitterbug | 1118-4 | 50 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Shades of Spring (LRV 51.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Shades of Spring
Darker than Shades of Spring
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 537 |
| Hex | #BCC58D |
| RGB | 188, 197, 141 |
| HSL | 70°, 33%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.6, -12.3, 27.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shades of Spring (BM 537), published as #BCC58D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shades of Spring (BM 537)?
- Shades of Spring has an LRV of 51.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shades of Spring is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shades of Spring in another brand?
- Jitterbug (PPG 1118-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Shades of Spring warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Shades of Spring as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.1; 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.