Vienna Green (BM 538)
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Vienna Green (BM 538) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.3, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vienna Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Vienna 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 Vienna 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 | Great Green | SW 6430 | 43 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fresh Guacamole | M360-5 | 40.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Fiddlehead Fern | 6003-6B | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sparrow Song | 11-13 | 42 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Vienna Green (LRV 40.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Vienna Green
Darker than Vienna Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 538 |
| Hex | #A6B376 |
| RGB | 166, 179, 118 |
| HSL | 73°, 29%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, -14.6, 29.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vienna Green (BM 538), published as #A6B376
#96A975
#B6BD75
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vienna Green (BM 538)?
- Vienna Green has an LRV of 40.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vienna Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vienna Green in another brand?
- Fiddlehead Fern (Valspar 6003-6B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vienna Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Vienna Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.7; 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.