Country Green (BM 540)
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Country Green (BM 540) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.6, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Country Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Country 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 Country 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 | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Irish Folklore | P380-3 | 72.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Sorbet | 6005-7A | 74 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Great Joy | 1120-3 | 76 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Country Green (LRV 71.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Country Green
Darker than Country Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 540 |
| Hex | #D7E4C1 |
| RGB | 215, 228, 193 |
| HSL | 82°, 39%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -10.4, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Country Green (BM 540), published as #D7E4C1
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#E9EEC1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Country Green (BM 540)?
- Country Green has an LRV of 71.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Country Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Country Green in another brand?
- Lime Sorbet (Valspar 6005-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Country Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Country Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; 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.